pathalias(4) FILE FORMATS pathalias(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 over-
ride settings in the system-wide file. The system-wide file
is shipped with several standard FACE aliases, such as
filecabinet, wastebasket, preferences, otherusers, etc.
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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