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Operating Systems OS X (Apple) A system deletes my .bashrc file Post 302976976 by Don Cragun on Saturday 9th of July 2016 08:29:37 PM
Old 07-09-2016
I assume you meant predictably instead of predictability... What happens that enables you to predict that your .bashrc file will be deleted the next time you reboot OS X? Is it that if you perform some specific action, the file will disappear the next time you reboot? If so, what actions do you perform before the reboot that makes your .bashrc disappear?

Are you sure it is the reboot that causes the file to disappear? It could easily be that something you are doing removes your .bashrc file while you are actively running bash and you just won't notice that it is gone until the next time you reboot (or log out and log in again). Try running the command:
Code:
ls -l $HOME/.bashrc

just before you log out or reboot your system every time you log out or reboot your system.
 

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NAME

       fastboot - Reboots the system without checking file systems

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/fastboot [-lnq]

DESCRIPTION

       The  fastboot command reboots the system without checking file systems.	The program creates the fastboot file then invokes the reboot pro-
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FLAGS

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