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Why do I have to source Bashrc every time?
2 Answers. In short, you are putting your aliases in the wrong file . bashrc , that is why you need to keep running source to get the aliases working in any new login terminal instances.
What is the purpose of a bash_profile?
bash_profile is a configuration file for bash shell, which you access with your terminal on a Mac. When you invoke bash with a login, it will search for and load ~/bash_profile and all of the code contained within.
What does source bash_profile do?
bash_profile using source ~/. bash_profile . You can always change the default shell to bash shell so that the . bash_profile file will be automatically loaded.
When to use.bashrc or.bash _ profile?
This is another system-wide initialization file that may be executed by a user’s .bashrc for each bash shell launched. It usually contains functions and aliases. If neither .bash_profile nor .bash_login exists, this file is executed automatically during login. This is the default in Debian-based distributions, such as Ubuntu.
What’s the difference between bash profile and bash login?
After reading that file, it looks for ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_login, and ~/.profile, in that order, and reads and executes commands from the first one that exists and is readable. If there is a file named ~/.bash_profile and it is readable, it will be read, and ~/.profile will be ignored.
How does Bash determine when it is being run?
Bash attempts to determine when it is being run with its standard input connected to a network connection, as when executed by the remote shell daemon, usually rshd, or the secure shell daemon sshd. If Bash determines it is being run in this fashion, it reads and executes commands from ~/.bashrc, if that file exists and is readable.
Where to find bash profile in home directory?
In most cases ~/.bash_profile will be present inside users’ home directory. So if you wish to also execute content of ~/.profile along with ~/.bash_profile you can either make ~/.bash_profile source .profile, or if ~/.bash_profile contents are not useful, can make it a symbolic link to .profile