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   pathalias(4)   (Framed Access Command Environment Utilities)   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 override settings in the system-wide
         file.  The system-wide file is shipped with several standard FACE
         aliases, such as filecabinet, wastebasket, preferences, other_users,
         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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