or . INI File - A file which enumerates the initial settings of various command processor options, and which is automatically read by the command processor when it starts. The default initialization files are 4NT.INI for 4NT and TCMD32.INI for TC. For additional details, see Startup Command and Initialization Files.
A file used to establish your own configuration for a program. For example, the LANMAN.INI file is used by the LAN Manager software to determine default settings for network services. See also LANMAN.INI.
a text file that contains system configuration data
a text file that has an "ini" extension and that contains sections of data
a text file with the extension
In certain utilities, a file used each time you invoke the utility. In the initialization file, you can perform tasks such as defining keys and setting up your environment.
See Personal Initialization File.
(n.) In the UNIX® operating system, one of several “dot†files (files prefixed with “.â€) in a user's home directory that set the path, environment variables, windowing environment, and other characteristics that make UNIX function.