1. < filename extension > (run commands) The filename extension common to many Unix configuration files, e.g. .newsrc , .cshrc , .twmrc , elmrc, etc.
The suffix "rc" derives from a script-creation utility in CTSS called " runcom " (for "run commands").
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2. A shell from AT&T 's Plan 9 , by Tom Duff. rc offers much the same capabilities as a traditional Bourne shell , but with a much cleaner syntax .
An open source reimplementation was made by Byron Rakitzis, and is now maintained by Tim Goodwin tjg@star.le.ac.uk .
Latest version: 1.6, as of 2000-06-15.
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