.xinitrc
The ~/.xinitrc
file is a shell script read by xinit and by its front-end
startx. It is mainly used to execute desktop environments, window managers and
other programs when starting the X server (e.g., starting daemons and setting
environment variables).
.xprofiles
An xprofile file, ~/.xprofile
and /etc/xprofile
, allows you to execute commands
at the beginning of the X user session - before the window manager is started.
.Xresources
Xresources is a user-level configuration dotfile, typically located at
~/.Xresources
. It can be used to set X resources, which are configuration
parameters for X client applications. (xrdb ~/.Xresources
)
.profile
Runs on each login