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  1. Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!ames!pacbell.com!rtech!ingres!daveb
  3. From: daveb@Ingres.COM (Dave Brower, DBMS hack, [510] 748-3418)
  4. Subject: Re: What rc stands for in .cshrc
  5. Message-ID: <1993Jan8.223819.13604@pony.Ingres.COM>
  6. Originator: daveb@lotus
  7. In-reply-to: crigler@cs.ucf.edu (James Crigler)
  8. Reply-To: daveb@lotus (Dave Brower, DBMS hack, [510] 748-3418)
  9. Organization: Ingres, an ASK Company
  10. References: <neonakis.725835611@news.forth.gr> <id.E6CW.9X3@ferranti.com> <crigler.726512905@eola.cs.ucf.edu>
  11. Date: 8 Jan 93 22:38:19 GMT
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  14. While I know it's more likely derive from "run commands" or the like,
  15. I've always prefered to think of a .*rc as the "remote control" file.
  16.  
  17. cheers,
  18. -dB
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  20. -- 
  21. Windows/NT - the VMS of the 90s
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