[empeg:/]# strace -e open bash
open("/etc/ld.so.preload", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/lib/libncurses.so.5", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/lib/libdl.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/lib/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/dev/tty", O_RDWR|O_NONBLOCK) = 3
open("/etc/nsswitch.conf", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/lib/libnss_compat.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libnsl.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/etc/nsswitch.conf", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/lib/libnss_files.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/etc/bash.bashrc", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("//.bashrc", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("//.bash_history", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("//.bash_history", O_RDONLY) = 3
--- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) ---
--- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) ---
open("/etc/terminfo/v/vt100", O_RDONLY) = 3
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strace with a valid and executable /.bashrc file in a moment..
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- Tony C
my empeg stuff