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1.2.2.2.1. Invoked as an interactive login shell, or with `--login'

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Interactive means you can enter commands. The shell is not running because a script has been activated. A login shell means that you got the shell after authenticating to the system, usually by giving your user name and password.

Files read:

  • /etc/profile

  • ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_login or ~/.profile: first existing readable file is read

  • ~/.bash_logout upon logout.

Error messages are printed if configuration files exist but are not readable. If a file does not exist, bash searches for the next.

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