# DP: document /etc/bash.bashrc in bash man page Index: b/doc/bash.1 =================================================================== --- a/doc/bash.1 +++ b/doc/bash.1 @@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ .PD Execute commands from .I file -instead of the standard personal initialization file +instead of the system wide initialization file +.I /etc/bash.bashrc +and the standard personal initialization file .I ~/.bashrc if the shell is interactive (see .SM @@ -213,7 +215,9 @@ below). .TP .B \-\-norc -Do not read and execute the personal initialization file +Do not read and execute the system wide initialization file +.I /etc/bash.bashrc +and the personal initialization file .I ~/.bashrc if the shell is interactive. This option is on by default if the shell is invoked as @@ -326,13 +330,15 @@ .PP When an interactive shell that is not a login shell is started, .B bash -reads and executes commands from \fI~/.bashrc\fP, if that file exists. +reads and executes commands from \fI/etc/bash.bashrc\fP and \fI~/.bashrc\fP, +if these files exist. This may be inhibited by using the .B \-\-norc option. The \fB\-\-rcfile\fP \fIfile\fP option will force .B bash -to read and execute commands from \fIfile\fP instead of \fI~/.bashrc\fP. +to read and execute commands from \fIfile\fP instead of +\fI/etc/bash.bashrc\fP and \fI~/.bashrc\fP. .PP When .B bash @@ -418,7 +424,8 @@ If .B bash determines it is being run in this fashion, it reads and executes -commands from \fI~/.bashrc\fP, if that file exists and is readable. +commands from \fI~/.bashrc\fP and \fI~/.bashrc\fP, if these files +exist and are readable. It will not do this if invoked as \fBsh\fP. The .B \-\-norc @@ -10243,6 +10250,9 @@ .FN /etc/profile The systemwide initialization file, executed for login shells .TP +.FN /etc/bash.bashrc +The systemwide per-interactive-shell startup file +.TP .FN ~/.bash_profile The personal initialization file, executed for login shells .TP