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  • What is an AUX?
    • An AUX is a named reference to a directory, like a symbolic link in Unix.
    • NeXtMidas has an AUX table containing the list of AUXes.
      • An AUX name can be any legitimate table name.
      • An AUX can be a traditional directory name or a URL.
    • Special Convention: An AUX path can be defined with a plus sign taking the place of the user name.
      • Example: /midas/data1/+/ would become /midas/data1/smith/ for a user smith.
      • This allows a common AUX configuration to be used for various users who each have independent data directories.
  • Define an AUX entry:
    • An AUX entry is added by setting an entry in the AUX table using SET or RESULTS. 
      nM> set aux.mydata "/home/student/mydata/"
nM> results aux.moredata "/home/student/anotherarea/"
X-Midas Users Take Note:
In X-Midas, all AUX entries must be identified by a number. NeXtMidas allows the use of names for the AUX entries.

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