© David Both 2020
D. BothUsing and Administering Linux: Volume 1https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5049-5_17

17. Shell Configuration

David Both1 
(1)
Raleigh, NC, USA
 

Objectives

In this chapter you will learn
  • How the Bash shell is configured

  • How to modify the configuration of the Bash shell so that your changes won’t be overwritten during updates

  • The names and locations of the files used to configure Linux shells at both global and user levels

  • Which shell configuration files should not be changed

  • How to set shell options

  • The locations in which to place or find supplementary configuration files

  • How to set environment variables from the command line

  • How to set environment variables using shell configuration files

  • The function of aliases and how to set them

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