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When I installed RVM, it turns out that it created .bash_login with this:

[[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] && source "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" # Load RVM into a shell session as a function

And I now have to manually source .profile, where my BASH configs are. How do I get .profile to automatically execute?

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  1. Delete ~/.bash_login
  2. Move [[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] && source "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" # Load RVM into a shell session as a function into the bottom of your ~/.profile.
  3. Success!
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Thanks! And shell session - what's the format for that? – lolajl Aug 13 '12 at 1:46
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Everything after the # is a comment, there is no specific format – patrix♦ Aug 13 '12 at 3:56
Okay, so I just copy that line and paste into the bottom of the .profile file? Sorry, I don't have experience setting up a function so I'm not sure how to do that. – lolajl Aug 13 '12 at 11:10
That's correct. Just move the contents of ~/.bash_login as-is into ~/.profile, preferably at the bottom. Delete ~/.bash_login. Done – Jason Salaz♦ Aug 13 '12 at 19:32

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