.bashrc is the Bash shell configuration file for a user's terminal login session.
The .bashrc
file is the central location for the configuration of an individual user's terminal login session. The various configuration options for .bashrc
allow a user to customize their login session to their preferences. Example customizations include including a list of alias
es from a file, making common alias
changes for the ls
command and grep
commands, and even customizing the terminal prompt format for the individual user's preference (for example, changing user@ubuntu$
to [user@ubuntu folder]%
).