dotfile
nounEtymology From dot + file.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Unix A file or directory whose name begins with a dot (period or full stop), typically hidden from view and sometimes used to store configuration settings.
- There is also a dotfile generator, which you can use to create dotfiles for many different programs until you get the hang of it.2003, James Lee, Brent Ware, Open source Web development with LAMP:
- In general, a user-defined environment variable can be an effective design choice when the value changes often enough to make editing a dotfile each time […]2004, Eric S. Raymond, The art of Unix programming: