where is login bash script or ~/.profile MAC

Question

I want to install a package and in the README it says:

Add the following line to your login bash script (e.g., ~/.profile)

I cannot find any of them on my mac, where are they located?

You might need to create them. They don't necessarily exist by default. — Etan Reisner, Sep 17 '14 at 18:44
Could you please be more specific? If they exist where they could be located?Tnx — Mathew P, Sep 17 '14 at 18:46
`~/.profile` is a literal path that might be of use. You can type that in to your terminal directly (e.g. `ls ~/.profile`) — Etan Reisner, Sep 17 '14 at 18:47

code_monk · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-19T23:45:53.447

By default bash reads only /etc/bashrc at startup on mac, but you can (and should) go ahead and create ~/.profile with whatever commands you need, and your bash session will read it at startup.

As you might expect, files in /etc/ will be executed for every user starting a bash session, whereas files in ~/ will be executed only for you.

This excellent guide explains:

http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_03_01.html

where is login bash script or ~/.profile MAC

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