How do I know what config files are being read by my bash shell?

Asked Sep 29 '21 at 19:51

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I'm on a macOS system. My SHELL variable says /bin/bash, but I have Homebrew bash installed too.

I deleted my .bash_profile file, and my .bashrc only sets the PATH. But now every time I type Command+T to open a new tab in Terminal.app, something echoes the word foo just before I'm given my prompt. I grepped around in /etc and found nothing, but since this is a Mac things might just be arranged differently.

Is there a way to know which config files are being read in when I start up a shell? Where should I look?

edited Sep 30 '21 at 08:07

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asked Sep 29 '21 at 19:51

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Linking in https://unix.stackexchange.com/q/334382/117549 – Jeff Schaller Sep 29 '21 at 20:14
LOL, the contents of my ~/.profile said "echo foo". Nevertheless, the question is still a valid one I think. – Lucky Sep 29 '21 at 20:25
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Does this answer your question? Find out what scripts are being run by bash on startup – Kusalananda Sep 29 '21 at 20:27
see How to determine where an environment variable came from? and Which startup file is being used by my shell?. You didn't ask about envvars, but that first one contains an answer that shows everything the shell runs, file names included. – ilkkachu Sep 30 '21 at 08:40

How do I know what config files are being read by my bash shell?

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