chari@nueces.cactus.org (Christopher M. Whatley) (09/15/89)
Well, what is the origin and meaning of 'rc' like newsrc, kermrc etc... The only thing I can thing of is 'restore configuration'. Chris -- Chris Whatley chari@nueces.cactus.org P.O. Box 50254 !nueces!chari@cs.utexas.edu Austin, TX 78763 chari@walt.cc.utexas.edu 512/499-0475
gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn) (09/18/89)
In article <1989Sep14.213204.6618@nueces.cactus.org> chari@nueces.UUCP (Christopher M. Whatley) writes: >Well, what is the origin and meaning of 'rc' like newsrc, kermrc etc... A special place in Hell is reserved for those who post this question! It always starts a raft of silly guesses. The answer is that it stands for "runcom". It's probably explained in "Life With UNIX".
max@lgc.UUCP (Max Heffler @ Landmark Graphics) (09/18/89)
In article <1989Sep14.213204.6618@nueces.cactus.org>, chari@nueces.cactus.org (Christopher M. Whatley) writes: > Well, what is the origin and meaning of 'rc' like newsrc, kermrc etc... > The only thing I can thing of is 'restore configuration'. rc stands for run command(s)... -- Max Heffler uucp: ..!uunet!lgc!max Landmark Graphics Corp. phone: (713) 579-4751 333 Cypress Run, Suite 100 Houston, Texas 77094
fabrice@sj.ate.slb.com (Fabrice Le Metayer) (09/19/89)
In article <1989Sep14.213204.6618@nueces.cactus.org> chari@nueces.UUCP (Christopher M. Whatley) writes: > >Well, what is the origin and meaning of 'rc' like newsrc, kermrc etc... >The only thing I can thing of is 'restore configuration'. Think "Run, Command, Run!..." :-) --- Fabrice Le Metayer DOMAIN : fabrice@sj.ate.slb.com Schlumberger Technologies - ATE lemetayer@sjs.ate.slb.com 1601 Technology Drive UUCP : {amdahl,decwrl,uunet}!sjsca4!fabrice San Jose, CA 95110 SINET : M_SJS::LEMETAYER (408) 437-5114 M_SJSCA4::FABRICE --- Fabrice Le Metayer DOMAIN : fabrice@sj.ate.slb.com Schlumberger Technologies - ATE lemetayer@sjs.ate.slb.com 1601 Technology Drive UUCP : {amdahl,decwrl,uunet}!sjsca4!fabrice San Jose, CA 95110 SINET : M_SJS::LEMETAYER
guy@auspex.auspex.com (Guy Harris) (09/20/89)
>The answer is that it stands for "runcom". It's probably explained in >"Life With UNIX". Some of you may already know this, but... It's also explained in the "Frequently Asked Questions" posting in "news.announce.newusers", which new users are advised to read - having the answer already on your machine is much nicer than having to wait for a response to be posted.... There's also a Frequently Asked Questions posting to this group as well, and the same comments apply to it.