pathalias(4) — Dell System V Release 4 Issue 2.2



pathalias(4)
UNIX System V(Framed Access Command Environment Utilitiep
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athalias(4)


NAME
      pathalias - alias file for FACE

DESCRIPTION
      The pathalias files contain lines of the form alias=path where path can
      be one or more colon-separated directories.  Whenever a FACE user
      references a path not beginning with a ``/'', this file is checked.  If
      the first component of the pathname matches the left-hand side of the
      equals sign, the right-hand side is searched much like $PATH variable in
      the UNIX System.  This allows users to reference the folder
      $HOME/FILECABINET by typing filecabinet.

      There is a system-wide pathalias file called $VMSYS/pathalias, and each
      user can also have local alias file called $HOME/pref/pathalias.
      Settings in the user alias file override settings in the system-wide
      file.  The system-wide file is shipped with several standard FACE
      aliases, such as filecabinet, wastebasket, preferences, otherusers, and
      so on.

NOTES
      Unlike command keywords, partial matching of a path alias is not
      permitted, however, path aliases are case insensitive.  The name of an
      alias should be alphabetic, and in no case can it contain special
      characters like ``/'', ``\'', or ``=''.  There is no particular limit on
      the number of aliases allowed.  Alias files are read once, at login, and
      are held in core until logout.  Thus, if an alias file is modified during
      a session, the change will not take effect until the next session.

FILES
      $HOME/pref/pathalias
      $VMSYS/pathalias























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