Re: [OT] Where stands 'rc' for?

[David Fokkema <fokkema@nat.vu.nl>]

> $ dict rc
> 7 definitions found
> [...]
> From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (12 Sep 2002) [foldoc]:
>
>   rc
>        1. <filename extension> (run commands) The {filename
>        extension} common to many {Unix} configuration files, e.g.
>        {.newsrc}, {.cshrc}, {.twmrc}, elmrc, etc.
>
>        The suffix "rc" derives from a script-creation utility in
>        {CTSS} called "{runcom}" (for "run commands").
>
>        {Unix FAQ
>        (http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/unix-faq/faq/top.html)}.
> [...]

Thanks!
(So I have to get dict, too, ;-)

David