Execute my Shell and Bash scripts without starting my terminal in Ubuntu

Question

I'm a user of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and in a future a user of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

I have a problem, when I run Ubuntu my .bashrc script doesn't work unless I open the terminal.

This is a problem because, for example, the paths I write doesn't work unless I execute the programs from the terminal.

Are there an user config startup file for Ubuntu and not for the terminal?

P.D.:Maybe I don't explain very well, in other words, I'd like to execute mi scripts on Ubuntu startup without using the terminal.

You need to be more specific about what you are trying to do. `.bashrc` is a shell startup file which means it affects `the shell` whenever you start it up — Reinstate Monica Please, Jan 24 '14 at 09:32
try this one http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9190151/how-to-run-a-shell-script-in-the-backgroung-and-get-no-output — AKHIL K, Jan 24 '14 at 09:34
Question has been answered before. See http://askubuntu.com/questions/814/how-to-run-scripts-on-start-up — Reinstate Monica Please, Jan 24 '14 at 09:48
Do you want code to run every time you login, or every time the system boots? The words `Ubuntu startup` refer to the latter. — Henk Langeveld, Jan 24 '14 at 10:17

Henk Langeveld · Answer 1 · 2014-01-24T10:13:42.963

Shell initialisation files (.profile, .bashrc, etc.) are intended for preparing the user's (interactive) environment.

For standalone scripts, it's better to make them independent from the environment, including $HOME, $PATH, etc.

If you need to share code (functions, configuration) with other scripts, store that in a separate shell library that you source from a known location, either through a fixed path or from a path relative to the script's own location.

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 24 '14 at 09:32

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you can add the line below at the start of your script file

source ~/.bashrc

answered Jan 24 '14 at 09:32

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score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 25 '18 at 14:34

grep '/etc/bashrc' ~/.bashrc
if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
      . /etc/bashrc   # --> Read /etc/bashrc, if present.

by default /etc/bashrc gets loaded when opening a console.

What are you trying to do - if you want to do something without it being executed as part of a console and more to do with system startup ? then you need to look into modifying existing service or adding a new service.

If this is related to when users ssh or connect it via console then its be bashrc file

Execute my Shell and Bash scripts without starting my terminal in Ubuntu

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