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Hello all new to linux here...

Please help,... when using Pico how can I open and edit the bash Linux login file (stored in your Linux root directory). I would like to add the new commands for items listed below.


a) display contents of a directory => mycd

b) display date and time => mydt

c) logoff => myexit

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Are you asking how to use pico to edit a file?
Are you asking which file to edit?

The "Linux root directory" is "/" and there are no login files there. There are also several kinds of "login files". There is login.defs, bashrc, profile, etc... and they are located in your "home directory" or in "/etc".

Some (ex. files under "/etc") should NOT be edited by a beginner and some (ex. files in your home) are fairly safe to tinker with.

What exactly are you asking here?
Please give a better example of what you are trying to do.

It looks like you want to set "aliases", but for who?
You?
All users?

I want to know what file to edit within pico, this is for an assignment i have to do and im pretty clueless here, here is the proper wording of how it was phrased to me....

use pico to open and edit the bash Linux login file (stored in your Linux root directory). Be careful not to change any of the existing login file commands, and simply add the new commands for items listed for a, b, and c, below to the end of the login file. To test the modified login file, log out and log back in, then use the customized commands.

a) display contents of a directory => mycd
b) display date and time => mydt
c) logoff => myexit

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