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  • From: 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] Mining the Archive
  • Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:16:44 +1300

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




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