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		FPGAhacker on April 25, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What does the 'rc' in `.bashrc`, etc. mean? My first introduction to .___rc files was with irix back in college. Somehow I got it into my head that it stood for Resource Chest. I probably just made it up.

notatoad on April 25, 2020 | [–]

I've never heard that before, but I like it. and next time somebody is asking this question, I'll probably remember it and repeat it as if it were fact.

sedatk on April 25, 2020 | [–]

I also had thought of “resource configuration”.

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