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punkrockguy318

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From: New Jersey

Registered: 2004-02-15

Posts: 711

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RC?

bashrc... vimrc.... nanorc...  What does RC stand for?

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colnago

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From: Victoria, BC

Registered: 2004-03-25

Posts: 438

Re: RC?

They are runtime configuration (hence the rc) files.  When you launch the associated program, it looks at the rc file for non-default user settings.  Most programs work w/o such a file, either using default settings or creating the file on first use.