.bashrc at ssh login

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When I ssh into my ubuntu-box running Hardy 8.04, the environment variables in my .bashrc are not set.

If I do a source .bashrc, the variables are properly set, and all is well.

How come .bashrc isn't run at login?

ubuntu ssh bash
5 Answers

.bashrc is not sourced when you log in using SSH. You need to source it in your .bash_profile like this:

if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
  . ~/.bashrc
fi
user_400050

For an excellent resource on how bash invocation works, what dotfiles do what, and how you should use/configure them, read this:

user_588030

If ayman's solution doesn't work, try naming your file .profile instead of .bash_profile. That worked for me.

DeX_120080

Similar as @Loïc Wolff , Added below in my $HOME/.bash_profile Ubuntu 16

if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
    # include .bashrc if it exists
    if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
        echo "Executed .bash_profile , calling .bashrc"
        . "$HOME/.bashrc"
    fi
fi
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