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Run Program at Boot
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).
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.
We can use the .bashrc file to run a program at boot:
Ensure you are in the /home/pi folder and from the command line run: sudo nano .bashrc
At the end of the file add a line to run the Python script:
sudo /home/pi/Python/UMD004.py &
The & is important if your program does not end (say its a looping program) the & tells raspbian not to wait for the program to terminate before continuing.