Sorry to disturb you that time: got the answer for 'rc' from Eric Raymond's 
jargon from linuxfaqs.org:

<<
[Unix: from runcom files on the CTSS system 1962-63, via the startup script 
/etc/rc] Script file containing startup instructions for an application 
program (or an entire operating system), usually a text file containing 
commands of the sort that might have been invoked manually once the system 
was running but are to be executed automatically each time the system starts 
up.
>>

dipankar das

On Monday 16 February 2004 16:42, dipankar das wrote:
> Hello Friends
>
> Can you help me with info on two different things:
>
> 1. `man ls` shows '-d' or '--diretory' as an option
> that displays the diretory entries without diplaying
> their contents recursively.
> But when i am entering the command, "ls -d",
> say in my ~, or any other directory for that matter,
> it is showing just the current directory '.' as the only entry.
> And when i am entering "ls -d *",
> bash is showing all the entries,
> files and diretories alike.
> The same thing is happening
> when i am giving the command,
> say, "ls -d /usr" or 'ls -d /usr/' or even 'ls -d /usr/*'.
> Where i am going wrong?
>
> 2. Is the 'rc' as in bashrc or any *rc an acronym?
> It rings in me that somwhere i heard something
> like that. If it is an acronym, what does it stand for?
>
> With Regards
> dipankar das
>
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