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~/.profile

~/.profile is executed (sourced) by login shells and display managers. ~/.profile is sourced after /etc/profile

~/.profile contains settings that are not specifically related to a specific shell.

bash does not read this file if either ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bash_login exists.

There is little point in having both ~/.profile and ~/.bash_profile.

export TZ=Europe/Zurich
export EDITOR=vim

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