find the bashrc file

sniper8752 · 02-01-2013, 10:22 AM

Where can I find the bashrc file? I looked under the etc file, but could not located it there.

sag47 · 02-01-2013, 10:34 AM

Code:

man bash

Use SHIFT+G to scroll to bottom of the page and look at FILES. You'll also learn more about how bash loads the bashrc if you read the INVOCATION section of the bash man page.

Helpful shortcuts for man pages...

k and j go up and down one line.
Ctrl+u and Ctrl+d go up and down half a page
/ search forward for text
? search backward for text
n find next occurrence of searched word
N find previous occurrence of searched word
g go to top of document
G go to bottom of document
q quit man page

To learn more about the manual pages execute "man man". I point you to the man pages because you didn't provide which distro you're using and locations sometimes change for certain configuration files. Look at the documentation for your distro on the location of configuration files.

SAM

sniper8752 · 02-01-2013, 10:42 AM

thanks for the shortcuts for the man pages! that would have been nice to know about! there is so much there, and so much to learn!

charging-ibis · 02-01-2013, 02:00 PM

Hello sniper8752, another place you could look for bashrc file. try looking for it in your home directory.

Code:

 ls -a /home/some_user/

John VV · 02-01-2013, 03:16 PM

the "user" bashrc is a hidden DOT file
~/.bashrc

the system file IS in /etc
but might be under a slightly different name
On Opensuse12.2 it is called "bash.bashrc"

rokytnji · 02-01-2013, 03:23 PM

Another way if you have locate installed is

Code:

~$ locate .bashrc
/etc/bash.bashrc
/etc/bash.bashrc.dpkg-old
/etc/skel/.bashrc
/home/biker/.bashrc
/home/biker/tools/antiX-live/skel/.bashrc
/root/.bashrc
/root/.bashrcbk
/usr/share/base-files/dot.bashrc
/usr/share/doc/adduser/examples/adduser.local.conf.examples/bash.bashrc
/usr/share/doc/adduser/examples/adduser.local.conf.examples/skel/dot.bashrc

shivaa · 02-01-2013, 09:03 PM

Generally these shell initialization files are found under:-

Code:

~$ cd /etc/skel
~$ ls -la

Moreover, you can copy it from some other user's account, and then change ownership to your account/group of your copy.