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.bashrc is the primary configuration file for the bash shell.

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How to correctly add a path to PATH?

I'm wondering where a new path has to be added to the PATH environment variable. I know this can be accomplished by editing .bashrc (for example), but it's not clear how to do this. This way: export PATH=~/opt/bin:$PATH or this? export…
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What does "rc" in .bashrc stand for?

Is it "resource configuration", by any chance?
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What is the purpose of .bashrc and how does it work?

I found the .bashrc file and I want to know the purpose/function of it. Also how and when is it used?
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How can I set my default shell to start up tmux

I would like my default bash shell to go straight into tmux instead of my always having to type tmux every time.
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What is the difference between interactive shells, login shells, non-login shell and their use cases?

Possible Duplicate: Difference between Login Shell and Non-Login Shell? I have been looking at /etc/profile. bash.bashrc to see how they are run, and notice that some are executed by non-login shells, some work with interactive shells etc. What…
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Is it possible to check where an alias was defined?

An alias, such as ll is defined with the alias command. I can check the command with things like type ll which prints ll is aliased to `ls -l --color=auto' or command -v ll which prints alias ll='ls -l --color=auto' or alias ll which also…
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What is the difference between ~/.profile, ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.gnomerc, /etc/bash_bashrc, /etc/screenrc ...?

Answers to the questions on SO and askubuntu, along with poking through (and reading headers of) $HOME and /etc/, indicate a number of files that can be used to set environment variables, including: ~/.profile ~/.bashrc ~/.bash_profile…
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Refresh aliases and functions after defining new aliases and functions?

When I define a new alias in .bash_aliases file or a new function in .bashrc file, is there some refresh command to be able immediately use the new aliases or functions without closing the terminal (in my case xfce4-terminal with a few tabs open,…
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Using export in .bashrc

I have noticed in my .bashrc that some lines have export in front of them, such as export HISTTIMEFORMAT="%b-%d %H:%M " ... export MYSQL_HISTFILE="/root/.mysql_history" whereas others don't, such as HISTSIZE=100000 I am wondering if, first,…
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How can I create a local function in my bashrc?

My .bashrc had some code that was repetitive so I used a function to simplify it do_stuff() { local version=$1 export FOO_${version}_X="17" export FOO_${version}_Y="42" } do_stuff '5.1' do_stuff '5.2' However, now when I use my shell the…
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How do I get rid of Cygwin's /cygdrive prefix in all paths?

I'm switching to Cygwin from the bash shell that ships with Git for Windows, and encountering a strange problem. Someone thought it would be a good idea to add /cygdrive/ to all paths, while I think it's a horribly ugly idea. I've been able to…
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How can I find a rogue alias declaration?

I'm trying to find where a specific alias has been declared. I've searched all the usual places I know to look for aliases: ~/.bashrc ~/.bash_profile /etc/bashrc /etc/profile With no luck. I know it's an alias because when I do which COMMAND, I…
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sftp gives an error: "Received message too long" and what is the reason?

I was able to do sftp yesterday to a RHEL 5.4 box (RedHat) and today I can't. The message is "Received message too long 778199411", and after some investigation, it was due to my RHEL box's .bashrc having a line echo "running .bashrc" -- or echoing…
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sudo command doesn't source /root/.bashrc

I have added a custom path to PATH variable in my /root/.bashrc file When i do sudo su; echo $PATH, it shows the entry, '/path/to/custom/bins'. But i do sudo sh -c 'echo $PATH', it shows,…
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Doing simple math on the command line using bash functions: $1 divided by $2 (using bc perhaps)

Sometimes I need to divide one number by another. It would be great if I could just define a bash function for this. So far, I am forced to use expressions like echo 'scale=25;65320/670' | bc but it would be great if I could define a .bashrc…
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