\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1}Introduction}{3}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.1}What do I have to know?}{3}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.2}What do I gain from knowing about dotfiles?}{3}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.3}Other sources of information}{3}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2}What happens before I log on?}{3}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3}Overview}{4}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4}The default dotfiles}{5}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.1}/etc/athena/login/Xsession}{5}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.2}/usr/athena/lib/init/xsession}{5}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.3}\unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.cshrc}{6}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.4}/usr/athena/lib/init/cshrc}{6}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {5}Optional dotfiles}{7}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.1}\unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.hushlogin}{7}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.2}\unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.environment}{7}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.3}\unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.path}{8}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.4}\unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.cshrc.mine}{8}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.5}\unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.Xresources}{8}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.6}\unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.startup.X}{8}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.7}\unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.logout}{8}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {6}TTY logins}{9}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.1}\unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.login}{9}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.2}/usr/athena/lib/init/login}{9}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.3}\unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.startup.tty}{9}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {7}Customizing your login}{9}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.1}Things to remember}{9}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.2}Normal Customizations}{10}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.3}Quickstation Customizations}{10}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.4}SGI Differences}{10}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.5}Using Other Shells}{11}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {8}Conclusion}{11}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {A}Other Dotfiles}{12}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {A.1}\unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.emacs}{12}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {A.2}\unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.meetings, \unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.newsrc}{12}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {A.3}\unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.mh\_profile}{12}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {A.4}\unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.mwmrc, \unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.twmrc, etc.}{12}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {A.5}\unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.plan}{12}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {A.6}\unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.zwgc.desc, \unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.zephyr.subs, \unhbox \voidb@x \hbox {$\sim $}/.zephyr.vars}{13}