This page refers to
shell rc files.
These are configuration files for your shell. A few come into play.
For tcsh and csh, they may include:
/etc/csh.cshrc
/etc/csh.login
/etc/profile.d/*.csh
$HOME/.tcshrc
$HOME/.cshrc
$HOME/.login
$HOME/.logout
For bash and sh they may include:
/etc/bashrc
/etc/profile
/etc/profile.d/*.sh
$HOME/.bashrc
$HOME/.profile
$HOME/.bash_profile
$HOME/.bash_logout
Comments made about shell rc files may refer to one or more of the above
files, or files that are sourced from the above files. For an explanation
of the roles these files play, see your shell man page.