# I don't know how to change bash-4.4$ in terminal **URL:** \ **Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\ **Tags:** rocky-linux-8\ **Created:** [October 4, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/i-dont-know-how-to-change-bash-4-4-in-terminal/11474 "2023-10-04T12:25:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cloud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@cloud](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/cloud)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/i-dont-know-how-to-change-bash-4-4-in-terminal/11474/1 "2023-10-04T12:25:23Z")
![Screenshot from 2023-10-04 21-19-39](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/2X/a/a4001bfea072c833bfeae9edbf6440fc0a4caafd.png) I am new to Linux. I deleted some files, and bash-4.4$ is displayed by default in the terminal as follows. Can I reset and initialize OS settings? Thank you for reading my question. ---
**Author:** ![jlehtone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@jlehtone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jlehtone)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/i-dont-know-how-to-change-bash-4-4-in-terminal/11474/2 "2023-10-04T13:02:16Z")
You may have deleted files `.bashrc` and `.bash_profile` from your home directory (although neither sets the prompt directly). Look at output of `ls -laR /etc/skel` Those files/subdirectories are copied to homedir of account, when account is created. You can copy them, if you miss them. * * * If you have deleted files from elsewhere, files that were _installed_, then it is possible to list files that are not quite as they came packages: ```auto sudo rpm -Va ``` Some of that may be red herrings. If it says, for example `missing /etc/profile` then you can ask what package it came from: ```auto dnf provides /etc/profile ``` which tells the name of package(s). For that file “setup” and probably `Repo : @System`. The “System” might be something else, but the `@` tells that the package is already installed. It is possible to reinstall a package: ```auto sudo dnf reinstall setup ``` Which should restore removed files of that package. ---
**Author:** ![cloud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@cloud](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/cloud)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/i-dont-know-how-to-change-bash-4-4-in-terminal/11474/3 "2023-10-05T01:16:52Z")
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**Author:** ![cloud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@cloud](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/cloud)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 1:17am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/i-dont-know-how-to-change-bash-4-4-in-terminal/11474/4 "2023-10-05T01:17:22Z")
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**Author:** ![cloud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@cloud](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/cloud)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 1:17am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/i-dont-know-how-to-change-bash-4-4-in-terminal/11474/5 "2023-10-05T01:17:57Z")
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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/1X/91b7219eec10e30013422e4df76c1d898711a5d5.svg) [@system](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/i-dont-know-how-to-change-bash-4-4-in-terminal/11474/6 "2023-12-04T01:18:12Z")
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