Why ~/.profile file is ignored by bash shell?
Issue
- When
bash
is invoked as aninteractive login shell
, or as anon-interactive shell
with the--login
option, it ignores~/.profile
file. - File
~/.profile
is not read bybash
shell when invoked.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Bash
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