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Old 06-17-2008
Question Basic doubts related to Unix

Hi all,

I have few question related to Unix environment and commands :

1. what is .chrc file contain and if it is not present then what happens.
2. what is .login file contain,in which dir it is present and what all other uses are their for this file
3. how and who calls .profile when you login
4. what is PPID and what means by PPID = 0

Thanks in Advance
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Old 06-17-2008
Google is your friend..

Google is your friend..

Unix is a Four Letter Word: Unix --&gt Login files
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Old 06-17-2008
Hi,
This answere my what is .chrc and .login description ..
but what happen when .chrc is not present and what is the other uses of .login file
Actually what is the basic diff between these 2
 
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