startup files with bash on linux

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From: Richard Keech Open Systems Group
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 00:00

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hi,

the bash manual says that on login it will source the file
/etc/profile, but makes no reference to a file named /etc/bashrc.

this is contrary to what i see running Red Hat Linux 4.1 using bash.
both /etc/bashrc and /etc/profile exist after installation, however
only /etc/bashrc is sourced on login.

this raises a number of questions; 

	why doesn't /etc/profile get sourced?

	why is there a /etc/bashrc file at all?

	am i missing something in the fine print?


(please respond by email in the first instance)

tia

Richard Keech

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