my .cshrc file contents, I don't know the meaning.

[David Shao]

In my .cshrc, there are following lines. I don't know the meaning of the 'source' command.
Is it a csh command? I know little about the csh.What's the meaning of 'history' and 'filec' command?
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if (-f /opt/tmos/etc/setup/sys_adm.cshrc) then
source /opt/tmos/etc/setup/sys_adm.cshrc
endif

set history=140
set filec
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in the /opt/tmos/etc/setup/sys_adm.cshrc
there are following lines.
what's the meaning of 'if ( -r \!:1 ) source \!:1 '
#!/bin/csh -f
#
alias do_source 'if ( -r \!:1 ) source \!:1 '
do_source /opt/tmos/etc/setup/tmos.cshrc

[Evert Ladrak]

The source command will read the file specified and use it as a csh init file

alias do_source 'if ( -r \!:1 ) source \!:1 ' creates an alias called do_source which takes an parameter. This gets used in the do_source line underneath it. See explanation above.

-ETL

[David Shao]

1.What's the meaning of 'filec' command?
2.what's the meaning of 'if ( -r \!:1 ) source \!:1 '

[David Shao]

where i can find some useful information about these commands?

[Michael Tully]

Hi,

Have a look at the 'csh' man page, particularly the areas on 'set'

Regards
Michael

[T G Manikandan]

filec
This allows the escape key to be used for filename completion in a csh line command.

history
This is to have the history of commands that were used by the user.


source
is used to read a file and execute the commands inside them.

[David Shao]

what's the meaning of 'if ( -r \!:1 )