{smcl}
{* 30mar2005}{...}
{cmd:help profile}
{hline}
{title:Title}
{p 4 16 2}{hi:[GSW] A.7 Executing commands every time Stata is started}{p_end}
{p 4 16 2}{hi:[GSM] A.7 Executing commands every time Stata is started}{p_end}
{p 4 16 2}{hi:[GSU] A.7 Executing commands every time Stata is started}{p_end}
{title:Description}
{pstd}
Stata looks for the file profile.do when it is invoked, and if
it finds it, executes the commands in it.
{pstd}
For operating-system specific information, see
{p 10 34 2}help {help profilew} {space 8} (Stata for Windows){p_end}
{p 10 34 2}help {help profilem} {space 8} (Stata for Macintosh){p_end}
{p 10 34 2}help {help profileu} {space 8} (Stata for Unix)
{pstd}
See {hi:[U] 16 Do-files} for an explanation of do-files. They are
nothing more than text (ASCII) files containing a sequence of commands
for Stata to execute.
{title:Also see}
{psee}
Manual: {bf:[GSW] A.7 Executing commands every time Stata is started},{break}
{bf:[GSM] A.7 Executing commands every time Stata is started},{break}
{bf:[GSU] A.7 Executing commands every time Stata is started}
{psee}
Online: {helpb do}, {helpb doedit}
{p_end}