# Startup.jl having no effect

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/startup-jl-having-no-effect/37576
**Category:** General Usage
**Created:** [April 14, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/startup-jl-having-no-effect/37576 "2020-04-14T17:41:52Z")
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#### Post date: [April 14, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/startup-jl-having-no-effect/37576/1 "2020-04-14T17:41:52Z")

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I’m using Julia Pro 1.4.0 on Arch Linux. I want to import packages and write a text message to the console (for testing) when I start the REPL. But neither happen. The following is my `~/.julia/config/startup.jl` and `~/.julia/config/juno_startup.jl`.

```julia
using LinearAlgebra,BenchmarkTools,JLD2
println("Greetings! 你好! 안녕하세요?")
atreplinit() do repl
    println("Greetings! 你好! 안녕하세요?")
    try
        @eval using LinearAlgebra,BenchmarkTools,JLD2
    catch e
        @warn "error while importing" e
    end
end

```

This has no effect at startup of either the binary in bash or the REPL within Juno. I have verified that the julia program has been killed before it is loaded again.

What is the distinction between `startup.jl` and `juno_startup.jl`?