texinode(Files)(Shell Grammar)(Invocation)(Top) chapter(Files) sect(Startup/Shutdown Files) cindex(files, startup) cindex(startup files) cindex(files, shutdown) cindex(shutdown files) pindex(NO_RCS, use of) Commands are first read from tt(/etc/zshenv). If the tt(RCS) option is unset within tt(/etc/zshenv), all other initialization files are skipped. Otherwise, commands are read from tt($ZDOTDIR/.zshenv). pindex(LOGIN, use of) If the shell is a login shell, commands are read from tt(/etc/zprofile) and then tt($ZDOTDIR/.zprofile). Then, if the shell is interactive, commands are read from tt(/etc/zshrc) and then tt($ZDOTDIR/.zshrc). Finally, if the shell is a login shell, tt(/etc/zlogin) and tt($ZDOTDIR/.zlogin) are read. If tt(ZDOTDIR) is unset, tt(HOME) is used instead. Those files listed above as being in tt(/etc) may be in another directory, depending on the installation. ifnzman(includefile(Zsh/filelist.yo))