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117-201 · Question #204

How do /etc/profile and /etc/bashrc differ?

The correct answer is C. /etc/profile is a login script; /etc/bashrc is a non-login script. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

How do /etc/profile and /etc/bashrc differ?

Options

  • A/etc/profile is a tcsh logout script; /etc/bashrc holds bash environment variables.
  • B/etc/profile holds user login statistics; /etc/bashrc holds user shell preferences.
  • C/etc/profile is a login script; /etc/bashrc is a non-login script.
  • D/etc/profile holds user account data; /etc/bashrc is a bash startup script.

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  • A
    6% (2)
  • B
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  • C
    79% (27)
  • D
    12% (4)

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