The quickest way to access it is nano ~/. bashrc from a terminal (replace nano with whatever you like to use). If this is not present in a user’s home folder the system-wide . bashrc is used as a fallback as it is loaded before the user’s file.

Where is the Bashrc file Linux?

The file . bashrc, located in your home directory, is read-in and executed whenever a bash script or bash shell is started. The exception is for login shells, in which case . bash_profile is started.

How use Bashrc Linux?

bashrc file is a script file that’s executed when a user logs in. The file itself contains a series of configurations for the terminal session. This includes setting up or enabling: coloring, completion, shell history, command aliases, and more. It is a hidden file and simple ls command won’t show the file.