Learn about dotfiles through others' efforts

May 10, '02 08:56:12AM

Contributed by: bluehz

Haven't seen this one before and not really sure how to explain it. Basically, dotfiles.com is a repository of shell config files submitted by users. You know, the ones we all modify - .tcshrc, .cshrc, .bashrc, etc. - to get that "just right" terminal experience.

I am not sure I would willy-nilly download these files and install them unless you really know what's going on with them. There is always a possibility of a little hack being built in, etc. I mention it as a resource for learning - visit the site and peruse some files using the "Preview" button, and maybe you'll end up finding just the hack you were looking for.

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