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You really should be putting a .sh file in /etc/profile.d/ rather than editing /etc/bashrc.

jsbillings
– jsbillings

2020-04-27 23:18:37 +00:00
Commented Apr 27, 2020 at 23:18
@jsbillings: Thanks for the comment. Why is editing /etc/bashrc not recommended?

Pradeep Sanjeewa
– Pradeep Sanjeewa

2020-04-28 02:26:49 +00:00
Commented Apr 28, 2020 at 2:26
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You want the OS to be able to update that file, since it is owned by a package. Modifying it will prevent the “bash” package from ever updating that file.

jsbillings
– jsbillings

2020-04-28 17:40:14 +00:00
Commented Apr 28, 2020 at 17:40
@jsbillings : stackoverflow.com/questions/61568921/…

Pradeep Sanjeewa
– Pradeep Sanjeewa

2020-05-03 02:33:07 +00:00
Commented May 3, 2020 at 2:33

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