[sirn]

They're part of a complicated initialization process that can only be answered with this beautiful diagram.[1][2]

[1]: https://blog.flowblok.id.au/static/images/shell-startup-actu...

[2]: https://blog.flowblok.id.au/2013-02/shell-startup-scripts.ht...

[al_form2000]

Which gets it apparently wrong, as bash executes the *profile stuff on interactive login shells also.

[wyldfire]

Oh, hey, that's great. Thanks for sharing.