Automating some commands in shell

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Say i need to run a couple of commands automatically in a shell everytime i open the shell. how can i automate that?

For Example:

I need to automate the following:

open a shell
cd /specific folder
find . -name 'app_logs'

William Niu · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-22 23:12:55Z

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It depends what OS and Terminal you're using. I imagine most of the popular terminal allows you to customise the startup command. For example, in the Terminal.app that comes with Mac OS X, you can go to Preferences > Settings > Shell > Startup / run command to specify a script to run on startup of each terminal window/tab.

Or you can simply at the commands at $HOME/.profile or $HOME/.bashrc, depending on your OS and shell.

answered Jun 22, 2012 at 23:12

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Andrew · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-23 02:25:40Z

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If it's BASH then you can put these commands into ~/.bashrc

edited Jun 23, 2012 at 2:25

answered Jun 22, 2012 at 23:12

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