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pathalias - alias file for FACE
/usr/vmsys/pathalias
The pathalias files contain lines of the form alias=path where path can
be one or more colon-separated directories. Whenever a FACE
(Framed Access
Command Environment, see face(1)
) 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 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.
$HOME/pref/pathalias
$VMSYS/pathalias
face(1)
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.
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