There is a .bash_profile on my system. > On Oct 5, 2022, at 16:45, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > ~/.bash_profile > ~/.bashrc > ~/.bash_login > > are all files that can be used to configure a console log-in for a > given user, but not everyone has all or even any of these files. > > I personally only have a .bash_profile file, and it only has three lines in it: > > The first line deletes .bash_history, clearing my command history. > The second configures my command prompt so it consists only of the > number of the active tty and a dollar sign instead of the typical > user@host /path/to/working/directory $ prompt that is so common and > wastes a lot of time being read by my screen reaer. > The third adds the directory where I store my personal bash scripts to > my path so I can launch them from anywhere. > > I don't know if there are any format requirements for .bash_login, but > it sounds like you don't have one, and the cinfguration suggested > might be as simple as creating a new text file in your editor of > choice, adding the suggested lines and nothing else, saving it as > .bash_login, and then logging out and back in. > > I'm also not sure what the functional difference between > .bash_profile, .bash_login, and .bashrc is. > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list