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What Is a Login Shell in Linux?

Posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Aug 21, 2022

You might use the Linux shell every day, but how you use it determines a lot about its behavior. You might have heard about the difference between a login shell and a non-login shell. And while it may not come off as obvious at first, there are several differences between the two shell types.

Here's everything you need to know about login shells on Linux.

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