This page is based on MIT dotfiles from MIT. It has been modified to reflect the Glue computer system environment. These files should not be removed from your account unless you know what you are doing.
This document lists various customizations and the dotfiles associated with them.
Change Window Managers
~/.environment
Specify Locations/Colors of Zephyrs
~/.Xdefaults
A Screen Background
~/.startup.X
Set Aliases
~/.cshrc.mine
Below is a sample of ~/.cshrc.mine:
set prompt = "my prompt "
set lineedit #enable use of line editing in the shell
alias dir "ls -l" #see appendix on aliases for more examples
set fignore = ( \~ )
set cdpath = (~)
source ~/.aliases #If you want a separate file for aliases this will
#source them.
Skip SGI window manager
~/.environment
Attach lockers
~/.environment
Set your own path
~/.path
Skip Dash, logout button, initial xterm
~/.environment
Set default editor
~/.environment
Disable Printing header pages
~/.environment
Set custom prompt
~/.cshrc.mine
Below is a sample of ~/.cshrc.mine:
set prompt = "my prompt "
set lineedit #enable use of line editing in the shell
alias dir "ls -l" #see appendix on aliases for more examples
set fignore = ( \~ )
set cdpath = (~)
source ~/.aliases #If you want a separate file for aliases this will
#source them.
Set screen location for programs
~/.Xdefaults
Set colors and fonts for programs
~/.Xdefaults
Set other program resources
~/.Xdefaults
Start a program upon login
~/.startup.X
~/.environment
~/.startup.tty
Below is a sample of ~/.startup.tty:
zctl unsub message busy-instance \*
inc
znol -l
fortune
Execute a command after logout is typed
~/.logout.mine
Set size of core files
~/.environment
Put a scrollbar on your xterm
~/.Xdefaults