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Path Type Scope Description
/etc/locale.conf File Global Global locale
/etc/security/limits.conf File Global Global limits for a user
/etc/environment File Global Global environment variables
/etc/login.defs File Global Global login-related settings
/etc/profile File Global Global profile
/etc/profile.d Folder Global Global profiles
/etc/default Folder Global Global defaults(e.g. keyboard, locale)
/etc/bash.bashrc File Global Global bash configuration
/etc/security/pam_env.conf File Global Global environment variables
/etc/shells File Global Global pathnames of valid login shells
~/.config Folder Global Global XDG-compatible location for config
~/.pam_environment File User User environment variables
~/.profile File User User profile
~/.bash_profile File User User profile on bash
~/.bash_login File User User configuration on bash login
~/.bash_logout File User User configuration on bash logout
~/.bashrc File User User bash resources
~/.xinitrc File User User resources on X server environment
~/.xprofile File User User profile on X server environment
~/.xsession File User User session on X server environment
~/.inputrc File User User readline’s configuration

support for ~/.pam_environment is removed. (See here)

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