.start_up

[ed at unisoft.UUCP]

.start_up was a hack put into the v6 shell at Berkeley.
It was similar to, but not the same as, a .login or .profile
since it was executed by a separate shell forked from
login *before* the user's login shell was started.
It was mostly useful for setting up personal terminal
characteristics.  So far as I know, .login/.profile
provide all of the same facilities in a better way.
-- 
Ed Gould
ucbvax!mtxinu!ed