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Re: Where is Bash Prompt Set??



> Hi, I'm new to debian, but not to linux. (experimenting with lenny...)
> 
> This is the question I asked myself while seeing various prompts after
> I thought I had customised them. Near as I can tell, there are three
> different scripts which fiddle with the default bash prompt: 
> 
>   /etc/profile
>   /etc/bashrc

I think that should be /etc/bash.bashrc

>   ~/.bashrc

Other files which may be sourced include ~/.bash_profile,
~/.bash_login, ~/.profile, and whatever $BASH_ENV or $ENV contains.

The INVOCATION section of the bash man page explains all.


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Cheers,
Clive


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