Changes to /etc/bashrc?

Question

Are there any changes you make to the default bash reconfiguration script that would be helpful for others to know?

Note that /etc/bashrc affects all users, where a .bashrc in a user's home directory just affects that user.

Answer 1

I wouldn't change the default /etc/bashrc. Instead, I would create a new file in

/etc/profile.d/

This way you have something that will survive upgrades. At least in Fedora and earlier RedHat, the /etc/bashrc contains the following bit of script:

for i in /etc/profile.d/*.sh; do
    if [ -r "$i" ]; then
        . $i
fi

The last time I wanted to add something globally, I created a new file in this directory with a name ending in .sh and a csh version ending in .csh.

Answer 2

For reference the default Debian bashrc is stored in /etc/bash.bashrc rather than /etc/bashrc.

Answer 3

The /etc/bashrc of most distributions are pretty small and readable. I suggest reading them. If someone could find links to all the major ones, I would vote that up multiple times if I could.