Multiple choice

In Bourne Shell, which file sets the UNIX environment for the user when he logs into his Home directory?

  1. exrc

  2. profile

  3. lastlogin

  4. mbox
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Explanation

In Bourne Shell (sh), the ~/.profile file in the user's home directory is executed automatically at login to set up the environment (PATH, variables, etc.). exrc is for vi configuration, lastlogin isn't a standard file, mbox stores incoming mail.

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