bash_profile file is a configuration file for configuring user environments. The users can modify the default settings and add any extra configurations in it. The ~/. bash_login file contains specific settings that are executed when a user logs in to the system.

What is the purpose of a bash_profile?

bash_profile is a configuration file for bash shell, which you access with your terminal on a Mac. When you invoke bash with a login, it will search for and load ~/bash_profile and all of the code contained within.

What is Bashrc and bash_profile?

Answer: . bash_profile is executed for login shells, while . bashrc is executed for interactive non-login shells. When you login (type username and password) via console, either sitting at the machine, or remotely via ssh: . bash_profile is executed to configure your shell before the initial command prompt.