• The AUX Command:
    • The AUXILIARY command (almost always shortened to AUX) is used to set the default read and write directories.
    • The AUX command takes in two arguments: <write> and <read>
      nM> AUX <write> <read>
      Where <read> is a bar-separated list of AUXs to read from. For example:
      nM> AUX HOME HOME|DAT|CWD
    • If given no arguments, the current set of AUXs is listed.
      nM> aux
      Write AUX     = 1
      Read AUX List = 1|CWD|DAT|99|RAM
      
      CWD      = /home/student/nxm230/                    <Type=File>
      HOME     = /home/student/                           <Type=File>
      HOMEPATH = /home/student/                           <Type=File>
      DAT      = /home/student/nxm230/nxm/sys/dat/        <Type=File>
      RAM      = ram:                                     <Type=Ram>
      1        = /midas/data1/+/                          <Type=File>
      99       = /midas/opt/xmxxx/xm/dat/                 <Type=File>
      WEB      = http://nextmidas.techma.com/nm/nxm/sys/dat/  <Type=Http>
    • It is common to include the write AUX as an entry in the read AUX and this is recommended.
    • Since the most common use of AUX is to make minor changes to the read AUX, there are a number of short-hand ways to set/modify the read AUX:
      • Specifying the entire list:
        nM> AUX ,, myaux|dat|cwd
      • Adding one to the list:
        nM> AUX ,, +myaux
      • Removing one from the list:
        nM> AUX ,, -myaux
      • See the AUX explain file for more details.
    • Important Note For Windows Users: There are a few special issues about setting AUXs on Windows. Most of the issues relate to drive letters and network-mapped drives. Please see the AUX explain file for more details.