Common and Useful Dot Files

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csh DOT FILES

.cshrc

Personalization for C shell.

.login

Commands to execute upon login, set environment.

.logout

Commands to execute upon logout, clean-up time.

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sh, ksh DOT FILES

.profile

Personalization for sh and ksh, similar to .login.

.kshrc

Personalization for Korn shell, similar to .cshrc.

.envfile

Another name for .kshrc.

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X WINDOWS DOT FILES

.Xdefaults

Setup characteristics of X Windows.

.mwmrc

Setup for Motif Window Manager.

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EDITORS' DOT FILES

.emacs

Setup characteristics of Emacs editor.

.exrc

Setup characteristics of vi editor.

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MAIL DOT FILES

.mailrc

Commands to set up the standard Unix mail command.

.mh_profile

Set behavior of mh mail handler.

.mh_alias:

Set aliases for mh mail handler.

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UNIX DOT FILES

..

Unix's symbol for directory above present one.

.

Unix's symbol for present directory.