Current Page: NeXtMidas Training Working with Files The AUX List Special AUX Entries
| 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.