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Where is ~/.bash_profile located in Windows Subsystem for Linux?

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When trying to access ~/.bash_profile from Ubuntu Xenial (16.04) in Windows Subsystem for Linux I get the following error:

-bash: /home/<username>/.bash_profile: No such file or directory

Where is it located and how do I edit it?

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answered 2 Years ago rhaeams · Accepted Answer

From the man page for bash:

By default, it first reads and executes commands from the file > /etc/profile, if that file exists. After reading that file, it
looks for ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_login, and ~/.profile, in that
order, and reads and executes commands from the first one that exists
and is readable.

So it exists in your home directory IF AND WHEN you create it and make it readable.