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How are various shells configured, and in which order?

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shell_config.md

ash & dash

login	interactive	files
N	N
N	Y	`$ENV`
Y	N	`/etc/profile`, `~/.profile`
Y	Y	`/etc/profile`, `~/.profile`, `$ENV`

bash

login	interactive	files
N	N	`$BASH_ENV`
N	Y	`~/.bashrc`
Y	N	`/etc/profile`, `~/.bash_profile`, `~/.bash_login`, `~/.profile`
Y	Y	`/etc/profile`, `~/.bash_profile`, `~/.bash_login`, `~/.profile`

bash invoked as `sh`

login	interactive	files
N	N	`$ENV`
N	Y	`~/.bashrc`
Y	N	`/etc/profile`, `~/.profile`
Y	Y	`/etc/profile`, `~/.profile`

csh (illumos)

login	interactive	files
N	N	`/etc/csh.cshrc`, `~/.tcshrc` OR `~/.cshrc`
N	Y	`/etc/csh.cshrc`, `~/.tcshrc` OR `~/.cshrc`
Y	N	`/etc/csh.cshrc`, `/etc/csh.login`, `~/.tcshrc` OR `~/.cshrc`, `~/.history`, `~/.login`
Y	Y	`/etc/csh.cshrc`, `/etc/csh.login`, `~/.tcshrc` OR `~/.cshrc`, `~/.history`, `~/.login`

tcsh

login	interactive	files
N	N
N	Y	`~/.cshrc`
Y	N
Y	Y	`/etc/.login`, `~/.tcshrc` OR `~/.cshrc`, `~/.login`

ksh

login	interactive	files
N	N
N	Y	`/etc/ksh.kshrc`, `$ENV`
Y	N	`/etc/profile`, `./.profile ~/.profile`
Y	Y	`/etc/profile`, `./.profile ~/.profile`, `/etc/ksh.kshrc`, `$ENV`

zsh

login	interactive	files
N	N	`/etc/zshenv`, `$ZDOTDIR/.zshenv`
N	Y	`/etc/zshenv`, `$ZDOTDIR/.zshenv`, `/etc/zshrc`, `$ZDOTDIR/.zshrc`
Y	N	`/etc/zshenv`, `$ZDOTDIR/.zshenv`, `/etc/zprofile`, `$ZDOTDIR/.zprofile`, `/etc/zlogin`, `$ZDOTDIR/.zlogin`
Y	Y	`/etc/zshenv`, `$ZDOTDIR/.zshenv`, `/etc/zprofile`, `$ZDOTDIR/.zprofile`, `/etc/zshrc`, `$ZDOTDIR/.zshrc`, `/etc/zlogin`, `$ZDOTDIR/.zlogin`

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