dotfile

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(thing) by nicky_d (9.5 mon) (print) ? (I like it!) Fri Mar 09 2001 at 15:18:38

A configuration file for a computer program. The name comes from the fact that the filenames usually began with a dot (.), to hide them on Unix systems. Typically, a program's dotfile is read when the program starts up and sets various variables and parameters. If you're using Unix or Linux and don't know what a dotfile is, try this command in your home directory:

ls -la

...and you'll probably see a few. Common examples:

dotfiles.org has a large collection of examples. Some dotfiles can go on for hundreds of lines, particularly .emacs files.

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