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== Bourne Again SHell (bash) == | == Bourne Again SHell (bash) == | ||
It's the standard command line interface on most Linux machines. It excels at interactivity, supporting command line editing, completion, and recall. | |||
=== bash.rc / bash.profile === | === bash.rc / bash.profile === | ||
Bashrc is when you start bash as a non-login shell. <br> | Bashrc is when you start bash as a non-login shell. <br> | ||
Bash_profile is for whenever you start bash as a login shell. | Bash_profile is for whenever you start bash as a login shell. | ||
=== | === .bash_history === | ||
.bash_history file contains the last commands used with the bash shell. The size of the file depends on what size HISTFILESIZE is set to in the startup file | |||
== Linux Window Managers == | == Linux Window Managers == | ||
Revision as of 19:35, 23 March 2010
Bourne Again SHell (bash)
It's the standard command line interface on most Linux machines. It excels at interactivity, supporting command line editing, completion, and recall.
bash.rc / bash.profile
Bashrc is when you start bash as a non-login shell.
Bash_profile is for whenever you start bash as a login shell.
.bash_history
.bash_history file contains the last commands used with the bash shell. The size of the file depends on what size HISTFILESIZE is set to in the startup file