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Zoltán Király Posted 4 years ago
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Dotfiles are configuration files that hold the settings for Unix/Linux applications and are usually located in the user's home directory.


Context: Dotfiles is an word we use in tech and it is usually not prefixed with an article.

  

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Zoltán Király Dotfiles are configuration files that hold the settings for Unix/Linux applications and are usually located in the user's home directory. The two clauses do not belong in the same sentence. You start by defining dotfiles, and then you try to tell us their usual location as part of the description.

  • Zoltán Király Dotfiles are configuration files that hold the settings for Unix/Linux applications and are usually located in the user's home directory.
  • The two clauses do not belong in the same sentence.
  • You start by defining dotfiles, and then you try to tell us their usual location as part of the description.
  • A dotfile is a dotfile wherever it resides.
  • Dotfiles are configuration files that hold the settings for Unix/Linux applications.
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Zoltán KirályDotfiles are configuration files that hold the settings for Unix/Linux applications and are usually located in the user's home directory.

The two clauses do not belong in the same sentence. You start by defining dotfiles, and then you try to tell us their usual location as part of the description. A dotfile is a dotfile wherever it resides.

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