Bruce Dubbs wrote: > OK, this may be a bit tougher. > > a. What are all the default bash initialization files (distro independent)? > > b. When are they used? > > -- Bruce > I think that this deals with the login process. /etc/profile /etc/profile.d/* $home/.bash_profile $home/.bashrc /etc/bashrc -- Luis Garza luis at luisgarza.com l.garza at yahoo.com