Ubuntu Set User Profile Under Bash Shell

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To set a user profile in the Bash shell in Ubuntu, you can use the ~/.bashrc file. This file is executed whenever a new interactive shell is started, and it can be used to set environment variables, aliases, and other settings for the user.

To set the user profile, follow these steps:

  1. Open a terminal window in Ubuntu.
  2. Use a text editor to edit the ~/.bashrc file. For example, you can use the nano editor by running the following command:
    nano ~/.bashrc
  3. Add your settings to the file. For example, you can set the EDITOR environment variable to nano by adding the following line:
    export EDITOR=nano
  4. Save the file and exit the editor.
  5. To apply the changes, either log out and log back in, or run the following command:
    source ~/.bashrc

    This command reloads the ~/.bashrc file in the current shell, so you don’t have to log out and log back in to apply the changes.

After you’ve set your user profile, the settings will be applied whenever you start a new Bash shell in Ubuntu.

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