This question already has answers here: VIMRC, SCREENRC, BASHRC, KSHRC, etc. What does the “RC” mean? (3 answers) Closed 3 years ago .

Well, this is embarrassing. I feel like I just realised I don't know a loyal colleague's name after working with them for 10 years. "Hey, er... *cough!*, thanks for that great job you did on setting my aliases this morning..."

What do the letters rc signify in .bashrc , .kshrc , etc.?

If you know, please cite sources.

Even if you don't know, I'd also welcome unfounded assumptions, suggestions or alternatives if they're marked as such.