Slackware doesn't create any of these files for you. You as the user have to
create them. A Slackware of your vintage will have the file /etc/profile,
which serves as the master, default profile for all bash logins for all
users. It gets read first, then the user's .profile, than I think the user's
.bashrc .
Yes, bash will create a new .bash_history as needed.
At 09:22 PM 3/25/99 -0500, J. D. Kent wrote:
>I've been trying to be good and learn by myself with asking too many
>newbie questions, but I'm finally confused.
>
>System: Slackware 3.1.0 Linux 2.0.27
>running very basic system on an older 386 laptop, 4 meg ram, 60 meg h/d
>with 9.5 meg swap
>
>The book I've been reading, along with other info talks about such files
>as .profile, .login, .bash_profile, and .bashrc. It also mentions
>finding these files in my home directory. Well, no amount of ls -a finds
>any of those files. What I do find is:
>.bash_history
>.less
>.lessrc
>
>Questions: Are some of these files setup when I install a fuller system?
>Or are these files something I need to set up myself?
>Also, if I delete the .bash_history file when it gets too big, does bash
>create a new one?
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