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1.2;nd (naming_directory), revision 1.2, 85/02/26
ND (NAMING_DIRECTORY) -- Set or display naming directory.
usage:  ND [pathname]


FORMAT

  ND [pathname]


  The  ND command sets or displays the name of the naming directory.  The naming
  directory is provided so that you may use a tilde (~) as a  shorthand  feature
  in  pathname specifications.  It is also important since the system checks its
  COM subdirectory (~COM) as a part of the  default  command  search  operation.
  The naming directory is set to the login home directory at login.


ARGUMENTS

  pathname
  (optional)          Specify directory name to be used as the naming directory.
                     ND also accepts the command line parser arguments  "-"  and
                     "*".    If  you  specify a hyphen (-), ND looks to standard
                     input for the directory name.  An asterisk (*) followed  by
                     the  name of a file directs ND to look inside that file for
                     the new naming directory name.

                     Default if omitted:  display the name of the current naming
                                          directory.


EXAMPLES

    $ nd /paul/links       Set naming directory to "/paul/links".

  After execution of this  command,  you  can  use  a  tilde  (~)  in  place  of
  '/paul/links'  at the beginning of any pathname.  Thus "~sausage" would be the
  same as "/paul/links/sausage".
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