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when i open terminal is a blank screen. No directory names or $. So I can't execute any commands

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installed Ubuntu 14.4.0 ll of a sudden all i'm getting when I open my terminal is a blank screen. No directory names or $. So I can't execute any commands to update, install, fix or anything. All the help out I come across assume I can use the command line. . Anyone knows how to fix this? or how maybe how I can recover the default bashrc file (without using the command line)? Is my only option uninstalling and reinstalling Ubuntu?

but when i open gnome-terminal from usr/bin then it works fine ,
plz help me

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answered 2 Years ago ncharm · Accepted Answer

In Ubuntu, there is a default version of the .bashrc file in the /etc/skel/ directory, so if you have problems with it you can restore it.

To do so follow the next steps:

Backup your current .bashrc file:

cp ~/.bashrc ~/.bashrc.bak

Copy the skeleton .bashrc file over yours:

cp /etc/skel/.bashrc ~/

Afterwards, load the new one:

source ~/.bashrc