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I have added some aliases and functions to the .bash_profile but they are not available when I start a new Command Line Prompt. Neither they are available after a reboot. I need to execute a 'source ~/.bash_profile' each time. So, I have added into the .bashrc file the following:

if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
        . /etc/bashrc
fi
#Added source
source ~/.bash_profile

However now when I try to open a new shell, the window just pops up for a second and then closes. Any idea how to apply changes in .bash_profile immediately? Thanks

Francesco Marchioni
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    Why don't you add your aliases to `.bashrc`? That's the file that is sourced for interactive shells after all. – Kusalananda Feb 14 '19 at 11:11
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    `.bash_profile` is meant to be executed while opening bash in interactive login-shell, not while opening terminal. You should make changes in `.bashrc`. – Prvt_Yadav Feb 14 '19 at 11:14
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    Related (possibly a duplicate): [What is the purpose of .bashrc and how does it work?](//unix.stackexchange.com/q/129143) – Kusalananda Feb 14 '19 at 11:50
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    There seems to possibly be another issue here as well. You say that the terminal closes immediately? Is your `.bash_profile` sourcing `.bashrc` (creating a loop). In that case, just delete the sourcing that you added yourself in `.bashrc`. – Kusalananda Feb 14 '19 at 22:59

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