[SOLVED] Replaced my .bashrc file with a bash file

[parotta36]

I accidentally replaced my .bashrc file with a bash file. How am i supposed to bring my .bashrc file back?

[rene]

A default/vanilla .bashrc you can (on Mint 18) copy over from /etc/skel/.bashrc; that's where it's got from for every new user account. If you changed it and have now overwritten it, the easiest course of action is probably to change it again after doing the former.

[lmuserx4849]

parotta36 has the solution. A usage tip: Before you make a change to any configuration installation file, make a backup. If it is a new file that has never been modified, add the suffix "install", after that make the suffix the date time. Not only will you have a recent backup, but you can use diff to see what has changed.

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cp -a .bashrc .bashrc.install  
cp -a .bashrc .bashrc.$(date +%Y%m%dT%H%M%S)
diff -y .bashrc .bashrc.install 

[parotta36]

Thank you all, I have restored the file.

[BG405]

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