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What's the difference between .profile and .bash_profile, and when do you configure which? (Mac)

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Possible Duplicate: Difference between .bashrc and .bash_profile What's the difference between and , and when do you configure which? I.e if I configure the , do I still need to configure ?

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Assuming is your default shell, the differences are described in the man page ( ): There is more detail in the man page that covers POSIX-shell compatibility mode, which is where comes from. Read the whole man page section for all the details.

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