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.