[Appendix B] B.2 Important Files in Your Home Directory
Author: Simson Garfinkel & Gene Spafford
Date: 1999-02-04T00:21:53Z

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| Appendix B Important Files |

## B.2 Important Files in Your Home Directory

Name | Description
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.cshrc | C-shell initialization command; run at each csh invocation
.emacs | Start-up file for GNU Emacs
.exrc | Start-up commands for ex and vi editors
.forward | Contains an address that tells /usr/lib/sendmail where to forward your electronic mail
.history | C-shell history
.kshrc | Korn shell start-up file
.login | C-shell initialization command script; run only on login
.logout | C-shell commands executed automatically on logout
.mailrc | Mail start-up file
.netrc | Initialization and macros for FTP
.procmailrc | Commands and macros for procmail mail agent
.profile | Bourne- and Korn-shell initialization commands
.rhosts | Contains the names of the remote accounts that can log into your account via `rsh` and `rlogin` without providing a password
.XDefaults, .Xinit, .XResource, .Xsession | X Window System start-up files
.xinitrc | Start-up file for `xinit`

B.1 Security-Related Devices and Files |  | B.3 SUID and SGID Files