Aucbvax.4863
fa.unix-wizards
utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!unix-wizards
Sat Oct 31 19:08:38 1981
origin of rc
>From decvax!pur-ee!purdue!mab@Berkeley Sat Oct 31 18:58:30 1981

Notice the r and c keys are just right of the e and x keys on the standard
typewriter keyboard; maybe that had something to do with it.

On the other hand, it could always stand for "reconfigure". I think that's
why the script that brings up multiuser UNIX is called "rc"; the suffix
"rc" probably came from this.

Personally, I like the first explanation better.

                                       Matt Bishop (purdue!mab)

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