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Ron Clarke wrote:
>
> .xinitrc     notice the "." as the first character of its name.
> 
> it denotes (correct me if I don't get this exactly right) a file 
> that is exclusively for the use of the owner of the directory 

The files starting with . are usually config files
for that user.  They are quasi-hidden (a normal ls 
does not show them).

It is also possible to have directories starting with .

Cheers,
Steven