~/.sshrc for Ubuntu and Debian

.sshrc

# If .profile already exists, execute it.
if [ -f "$HOME/.profile" ]; then
    . "$HOME/.profile"
else
    # Otherwise, copy .profle from /etc/skel
    if [ -f "/etc/skel/.profile" ]; then
        cp /etc/skel/.profile "$HOME"
    fi
    # Also check if .bashrc exists and otherwise copy it from /etc/skel
    if [ ! -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
        if [ -f "/etc/skel/.bashrc" ]; then
            cp /etc/skel/.bashrc "$HOME"
        fi
    fi
    # If .profile exists, run it, which will in turn run .bashrc
    if [ -f "$HOME/.profile" ]; then
        . "$HOME/.profile"
    fi
fi