[SOLVED] Where all these variables stored?

v3ct0r · 07-09-2013, 02:41 AM

I type in "set" and "env" command and find those variables but they are not setted in ~/.bash_profile so I suppose those things was configed in somewhere in /etc/.
Am I right?
I am new to bash.

druuna · 07-09-2013, 02:47 AM

There are more places bash looks when you start a bash shell.

- Execution sequence for .bash_profile, .bashrc, .bash_login, .profile and .bash_logout

Also have a look at the INVOCATION section in the bash manual page (man bash). Here's a summary: Bash Startup Files

v3ct0r · 07-09-2013, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by druuna

There are more places bash looks when you start a bash shell.

- Execution sequence for .bash_profile, .bashrc, .bash_login, .profile and .bash_logout

Also have a look at the INVOCATION section in the bash manual page (man bash). Here's a summary: Bash Startup Files

Code:

if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then . ~/.bashrc; fi

My .bash_profile simply contains this line, what does the "-f" and "." after then means?

Madhu Desai · 07-09-2013, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xeechou

Code:

if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then . ~/.bashrc; fi

It means if there is a file called .bashrc in user's home folder, then source it.

source it - means run commands in that script, but instead creating a new subshell, execute them in present shell. so whatever you have set in script are now available to current shell (something like logout-login or refresh).

-f = if file exists
. = sourcing (you can also use 'source' instead of '.' both are same)

v3ct0r · 07-09-2013, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mddesai

It means if there is a file called .bashrc in user's home folder, then source it.

source it - means run commands in that script, but instead creating a new subshell, execute them in present shell. so whatever you have set in script are now available to current shell (something like logout-login or refresh).

-f = if file exists
. = sourcing (you can also use 'source' instead of '.' both are same)

It looks that there are lots of parameters can be list in [conditions], like -f -z -n, does all these are parameters from command "test"?

druuna · 07-09-2013, 04:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xeechou

It looks that there are lots of parameters can be list in [conditions], like -f -z -n, does all these are parameters from command "test"?

The test man page does tell you what these options do. They are also explained in the bash manual page (CONDITIONAL EXPRESSIONS section).