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Execution sequence for interactive login shell execute /etc/profile IF ~/.bash_profile exists THEN execute ~/.bash_profile ELSE IF ~/.bash_login exist THEN execute ~/.bash_login ELSE IF ~/.profile exist THEN execute ~/.profile END IF END IF END IF When you logout of the interactive shell, following is the sequence of execution: IF ~/.bash_logout exists THEN execute ~/.bash_logout END IF Please note that /etc/bashrc is executed by ~/.bashrc as shown below: # cat ~/.bashrc if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then . /etc/bashrc Fi Execution sequence for interactive non-login shell While launching a non-login interactive shell, following is the sequence of execution: IF ~/.bashrc exists THEN execute ~/.bashrc END IF