UNIX for OpenVMS Users, Second Edition

Appendix C: Important UNIX Files

File

Section

Purpose

/lib

9.1

System libraries

/vmunix

11.2

The UNIX system kernel

/lost+found

2.2

Directory containing a file system's lost files

~ user /.cshrc

3.2.2

Define environment for the C shell

~ user /.dtprofile

Define the environment for the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) desktop

~ user /.exrc

Define environment for the ex and vi editors

~ user /.forward

6.1.4

Define a forwarding mail address

~ user /.history

3.5

Maintain a command history list for the C shell

~ user /.hushlogin

3.1

Silence login messages

~ user /.login

3.2.1

Define environment for the whole terminal session

~ user /.logout

3.3

Commands to be executed upon logout

~ user /.mailrc

6.1.8

Define environment for the mail utility

~ user /.mwm

Define Motif window manager menu definitions and keyboard bindings

~ user /.netrc

13.2.6.2

Define information for ftp access

~ user /.profile

3.2.3

Define environment for the Bourne and Korn shells

~ user /.rhosts

13.2.3

Define private remote host access

~ user /.sh_history

3.5

Maintain a command history list for the Korn shell

~ user /dead.letter

6.1

Interrupted mail message

~ user /.dt/dtwmrc

Define window manager menu definitions and keyboard bindings under CDE

~ user /mbox

6.1

User's read mail file for the binmail mailer

~ user /.X11 Startup

Control applications that start automatically when an XWindows session is started

~ user /.Xdefaults

XWindows session manager customizations

/bin/login

3.1

Login program

/dev/null

2.2

Null device (bit bucket), used to discard output...

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