.bashrc vs. .bash_profile

[Rameshkumar]

Hi Mag, 

yes you are correct. The /etc/skel files are copied to the newly
created user, in which the env variable to set. They are the skeleton
shell programs. yes. What is said here is correct.
-Ramesh

On 7/17/05, Magnus Therning <magnus at therning.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 02:35:54PM +0530, Rameshkumar wrote:
> >As far as Skeletion Shell Programs, they are used to make the system
> >env and varibale to make it understood by shell.
> 
> I'm sorry but I really don't understand what you mean.
> 
> Skeleton Shell Programs? Do you mean the files in /etc/skel?
> I think those files are copied to the home dir of all newly created
> users, which means they are never used directly, only copies of them are
> used to set environment variables.
> 
> /M
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