====== Run Program at Boot ======
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You can set the Pi to run a program when the unit starts, this is quite often the case if you have a Pi running a task that needs to start if the unit is rebooted (by user or power outage etc).
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I am running a Python script that displays the current IP Address on a 2 line LCD, I want this to run when the Pi boots (or reboots). The program is called UMD004.py and is located in the /home/pi/Python directory.
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<color blue>We can use the .bashrc file to run a program at boot:</color>
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    Ensure you are in the /home/pi folder and from the command line run:
    
    sudo nano .bashrc
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<color blue>At the end of the file add a line to run the Python script:</color>
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    sudo python /home/pi/Python/UMD004.py &
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<color purple>Note:</color>
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The <color Red>&</color> is important if your program does not end (say its a looping program) the <color Red>&</color> tells raspbian not to wait for the program to terminate before continuing.
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<color red>Warning!!!</color>
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This method means that the script will run on each login. So if after boot, a user logs in via an SSH session, the script will run again. This will cause issues, if this is a problem, try the Cron method [[run_program_at_boot_using_cron|here]].
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