diff --git a/share/skel/dot.cshrc b/share/skel/dot.cshrc
index 5a4d35905ed5..0b9483a3dda9 100644
--- a/share/skel/dot.cshrc
+++ b/share/skel/dot.cshrc
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-#csh .cshrc file
+#	$Id$
+#
+# .cshrc - csh resource script, read at beginning 
+#	   of execution by each shell
+#
+# see also csh(1), environ(7).
+#
 
 alias h		history 25
 alias j		jobs -l
diff --git a/share/skel/dot.login b/share/skel/dot.login
index b7625947a7fc..7a3a3f6ccd59 100644
--- a/share/skel/dot.login
+++ b/share/skel/dot.login
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-# csh .login file
+#	$Id$
+#
+# .login - csh login script, read by login shell, 
+#	   after `.cshrc' at login.
+#
+# see also csh(1), environ(7).
 #
 
 set path = (/sbin /bin /usr/sbin /usr/bin /usr/games /usr/local/bin /usr/X11R6/bin $HOME/bin)
diff --git a/share/skel/dot.mailrc b/share/skel/dot.mailrc
index 6606b4f9e57b..9a60eaf54ff6 100644
--- a/share/skel/dot.mailrc
+++ b/share/skel/dot.mailrc
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
+#	$Id$
+#
+# .mailrc - mail resources
+#
+# see also mail(1)
+#
+
 set append ask autoprint 
 set indentprefix="> "
 set PAGER=more
 set EDITOR=vi
 set VISUAL=vi
+set folder=Mail
 retain bcc cc date from subject to
+
+# alias bugs freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org
diff --git a/share/skel/dot.profile b/share/skel/dot.profile
index 7a2b5e89fc45..9483d56ba4cd 100644
--- a/share/skel/dot.profile
+++ b/share/skel/dot.profile
@@ -1,10 +1,23 @@
-#	$Id: dot.profile,v 1.5 1996/05/11 19:15:17 wosch Exp $
+#	$Id$
+#
+# .profile - Bourne Shell startup script for login shells
+#
+# see also sh(1), environ(7).
 #
-PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
-export PATH
-TERM=cons25
-export TERM
 
+# add /usr/games or /usr/X11R6/bin if you want
+PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:$HOME/bin; export PATH
+
+# use cons25l1 for iso-* fonts
+TERM=cons25; 	export TERM
+
+BLOCKSIZE=K;	export BLOCKSIZE
+EDITOR=vi;   	export EDITOR
+PAGER=more;  	export PAGER
+
+# file permissions: rwxr-xr-x
+#
+# umask	022
 
 # Uncomment next line to enable the builtin emacs(1) command line editor
 # in sh(1), e.g. C-a -> beginning-of-line.
@@ -24,7 +37,7 @@ export TERM
 # alias rm='rm -i'
 
 
-# # 8-bit locale (English, USA)
+# # 8-bit locale (English, USA), to read umlauts in vi(1).
 # LANG=en_US.ISO_8859-1; export LANG
  
 
@@ -34,4 +47,3 @@ export TERM
 # 	0) PS1="${PS1}# ";;
 # 	*) PS1="${PS1}$ ";;
 # esac
-
diff --git a/share/skel/dot.rhosts b/share/skel/dot.rhosts
index 50d0eaad2165..3f76a73bc436 100644
--- a/share/skel/dot.rhosts
+++ b/share/skel/dot.rhosts
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# 	$Id$
+#
+# .rhosts - trusted remote host name and user data base
+#
+# see hosts.equiv(5), rsh(1), rlogin(1), rcp(1)
+#
 # This file should NOT be group or other readable.
-#OtherMachine
-#OtherMachine myFriend
+# OtherMachine
+# OtherMachine myFriend