List of "dot files" that may appear in a user's home directory on Debian systems, what they are, and what to do with them.
File name |
Program (Package) |
Type |
Confidential |
Documentation |
Notes |
.autom4te.cfg |
autom4te (autoconf) |
config |
|
info Autoconf |
also used by automake, libtool |
.bash_history |
bash |
history |
|
bash(1) |
|
.bash_logout |
bash |
config |
|
bash(1) |
optional |
.bash_profile |
bash |
config |
|
bash(1) |
|
.bashrc |
bash |
config |
|
bash(1) |
|
.cvsrc |
cvs |
config |
|
cvs(1) |
almost mandatory for sensible use of cvs |
.devscripts |
(devscripts) |
config |
|
various man pages via devscripts(1) |
|
.dput.cf |
dput |
config |
|
dput.cf(5) |
|
.dupload.conf |
dupload |
config |
|
dupload.conf(5) |
|
.emacs |
(emacs*) |
config |
|
? |
can also be modified from within Emacs |
.gitconfig |
git (git-core) |
config |
|
git-config(1) |
|
.hushlogin |
login |
config |
|
login(1) |
should have length zero |
.kernel-pkg.conf |
make-kpkg (kernel-package) |
config |
|
kernel-pkg.conf(5) |
|
.lessfilter |
lesspipe (less) |
config |
|
lesspipe(1) |
should be executable |
.lesshst |
less |
history |
yes |
less(1) |
history of searches in less |
.nano_history |
nano |
history |
yes |
nano(1) |
history of searches in nano |
.nanorc |
nano |
config |
|
nanorc(5) |
|
.netrc |
ftp, mc |
config |
yes |
netrc(5) |
|
.pbuilderrc |
pbuilder, cowbuilder |
config |
|
pbuilderrc(5) |
|
.psql_history |
psql (postgresql-client) |
history |
|
psql(1) |
|
.psqlrc |
psql (postgresql-client) |
config |
|
psql(1) |
|
.pulse/ |
(pulseaudio) |
config |
|
pulse-daemon.conf(5) |
|
.pulse-cookie |
(pulseaudio) |
data |
yes |
pulse-client.conf(5) |
|
.pylintrc |
pylint |
config |
|
pylint(1) |
|
.quiltrc |
quilt |
config |
|
quilt(1) |
|
.recently-used |
(GTK+ <2.10?) |
data |
yes |
? |
|
.recently-usex.xbel |
(GTK+ >=2.10?) |
data |
yes |
? |
|
.reportbugrc |
reportbug |
config |
|
reportbug.conf(5) |
|
.rnd |
openssl (openssl/libssl*) |
cache |
yes |
rand(1) |
confidential because it might be used in creating key material |
.svn-buildpackage.conf |
svn-buildpackage |
config |
|
svn-buildpackage(1) |
|
.synergy.conf |
synergy |
config |
|
synergys(1) |
|
.twidgerc |
twidge |
config |
yes |
twidge(1) |
|
.wgetrc |
wget |
config |
maybe |
wget(1) |
might contain passwords |
.Xauthority |
(X) |
config |
|
Xsecurity(7) |
|
.xscreensaver |
xscreensaver |
config |
|
xscreensaver(1) |
typically edited using xscreensaver-demo program |
.xsession-errors |
(x11-common) |
log |
|
Xsession(5) |
can be deleted, but will reappear with next X login |
.xsessionrc |
(x11-common) |
config |
|
Xsession(5) |
|
.zcompdump |
zsh |
cache |
|
zshcompsys(1) |
|
.zlogin |
zsh |
config |
|
zsh(1) |
|
.zlogout |
zsh |
config |
|
zsh(1) |
|
.zprofile |
zsh |
config |
|
zsh(1) |
|
.zshenv |
zsh |
config |
|
zsh(1) |
|
.zshrc |
zsh |
config |
|
zsh(1) |