
\S .profile \S

.profile is the name of a file in your "HOME directory"\S*\S.  It
contains a shell program that is executed whenever you log on.  This
program usually sets your "environmental variables"\S*\S, and the
capabilities for the terminal you are using.  You can use it for other
things that you would like to have done whenever you log on.

\S*\S defined in the \Sglossary\S
