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What are all these hidden files in my home directory?
.Xauthority - stores security information for the X-server. DO NOT EDIT OR DELETE.
.Xdefaults - sets user configuration options for X-applications
.cshrc - C-shell (csh) resource configuration (rc) file - runs in every C-shell and T-shell
.forward - use to specify an email address you wish your mail forwarded to
.kshrc - Korn-shell (ksh) resource configuration (rc) file - runs in every Korn-shell
.login - login resource configuration file - runs in every csh or tcsh login-shell
.pinerc - pine email program resource configuration (rc) file - specifies defaults for pine
.plan - appears under "plan:" when someone fingers you
.profile - login resource configuration file - runs in every sh or ksh login-shell
.project - appears under "project:" when someone fingers you
.rhosts - list of user@host who are trusted to use rlogin without a password
.signature - many mail programs append the contents of this file to mail that you send
.tcshrc - T-shell (tcsh) resource configuration (rc) file - runs in every T-shell (See .cshrc)