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Working with Files
The AUX List
Special AUX Entries
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- Special AUX Entries:
- There are a number of special AUX entries:
- CWD - Current Working Directory
- This is the current working directory for the OS when the shell was started.
- This is automatically set and should not be altered.
- HOME - User's Login Directory
- This is automatically set and should not be altered.
- HOMEPATH - The Current Homepath
- Home macros (also called percent macros) are run from this directory
- This should only be changed via the
HOMEPATH command.
- DAT - NeXtMidas System Data
- NeXtMidas SYS option tree DAT subdirectory (
$NMROOT/nxm/sys/dat )
- Contains a number of sample files used in demos and testing
- RAM - In-Memory Files and Pipes
- NeXtMidas in-memory directory (
ram: ). Very useful for high-speed file access
and WebStart applications
- Any active data pipes will be listed in here. (See the Macros
module for details.)
- 1 - Typical Midas User's Data Directory
- Typical Midas user write directory (
/midas/data1/+/ ), can be
changed as appropriate.
- 11 -
/data11/+/
- Typical Midas directory, not available on all systems
- 12 -
/data12/+/
- Typical Midas directory, not available on all systems
- 99 - X-Midas System Data
- X-Midas SYS option tree DAT subdirectory (
$XMDISK/xm/dat ), available
if X-Midas is installed
X-Midas Users Take Note: |
You may recognize the AUXs 1, 11, 12, and 99 from your X-Midas experience, NeXtMidas
uses them similarly.
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