Changes to /etc/bashrc?

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Are there any changes you make to the default bash reconfiguration script that would be helpful for others to know?

Note that /etc/bashrc affects all users, where a .bashrc in a user's home directory just affects that user.

Pretty much a dupe of http://serverfault.com/questions/3743/what-useful-things-can-one-add-to-ones-bashrc Only difference is user vs global changes. — Adam Gibbins, May 05 '09 at 20:44
Right, I want to know what things are good for _all_ users to have. — Scottie T, May 05 '09 at 20:46
Ok then, so its related, not a dupe :-) Could you not pick related records from the above URL however. — Adam Gibbins, May 05 '09 at 20:46

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered May 05 '09 at 20:53

I wouldn't change the default /etc/bashrc. Instead, I would create a new file in

/etc/profile.d/

This way you have something that will survive upgrades. At least in Fedora and earlier RedHat, the /etc/bashrc contains the following bit of script:

for i in /etc/profile.d/*.sh; do
    if [ -r "$i" ]; then
        . $i
fi

The last time I wanted to add something globally, I created a new file in this directory with a name ending in .sh and a csh version ending in .csh.

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered May 05 '09 at 20:49

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For reference the default Debian bashrc is stored in /etc/bash.bashrc rather than /etc/bashrc.

answered May 05 '09 at 20:49

Adam Gibbins

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This applies to Arch Linux as well. – Matthew G Nov 23 '13 at 23:24

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 05 '09 at 20:47

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The /etc/bashrc of most distributions are pretty small and readable. I suggest reading them. If someone could find links to all the major ones, I would vote that up multiple times if I could.

answered May 05 '09 at 20:47

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Changes to /etc/bashrc?

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