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Login/non-login shells

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Scripts that execute when a shell starts   Shell Configuration Files  
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Run when the system starts and is only using the Text User Interface (TUI) as the user interface   Login shells  
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run when the system boots into a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and is used to start a terminal session   Non-Login shell  
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Used by Non-Login shell -t stores shell preferences for individual users   ~/.bashrc  
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Used by Login shell - stores system-wide configuration commands for ALL USERS and is user primarily to set environment variables   /etc/profile  
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Used by Login shell - stores shell preferences for individual users   ~/.bash_profile  
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Used by Login shell - stores commands that execute when a user logs in   ~/.bash_login  
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Used by Login shell - stores configuration preferences similar to /etc/profile, but for INDIVIDUAL users   ~/.profile  
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Used by Login shell - stores commands that execute when a user logs out   ~/.bash_logout  
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Login shells execute the configuration scripts they use in the following order   1. /etc/profile 2. ~/.bash_profile 3. ~/.bash-login 4. ~/.profile  
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Print system information   uname  
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uname Options: Print all system info   uname -a  
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uname Options: Print the operating system   uname -o  
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uname Options: print the processor's architecture   uname -p  
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Switches to the specified user into a login shell   su -l {userName}  
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Switches user Bob into a Non-Login shell   su Bob  
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ls -l color scheme for DIRECTORIES   Blue  
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ls -l color scheme for TEXT FILES   White  
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ls -l color scheme for LINKS   cyan  
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ls -l color scheme for IMAGE FILES   Magenta  
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ls -l color scheme for COMPRESSED FILES   Red  
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ls -l color scheme for EXECUTABLE FILES   Green  
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Clear the history list   history -c  
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