dotfile

• Files or directories that begin with a dot are typically configuration files for CLI/Tools or developer tools
  • Examples
    • Bash/.bashrc
    • zsh/.zshrc
  • Sometimes config files will be called "dotfiles" even if they don't begin with a dot,
    • particularly if they are namespaced to a directory with a dot, e.g. mise/Config/mise.toml
• Many times, these will be put in source code version control tools like git in a file called dotfiles; see dotfile/dotfiles repo