PATHOF

Section: C Library Functions (3)
Updated: 11/15/88
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NAME

pathof - find absolute path of subprogram  

SYNOPSIS

char *pathof(identifier)
char *identifier;  

DESCRIPTION

Pathof returns a pointer to the path associated with identifier found in /usr/lib/paths. Identifier should be in the form of the invoking program name and a path identifier separated by a ``.'' (e.g. ``cmucsh.profiledir'')  

EXAMPLES

If /usr/lib/paths contained a line like
cmucsh.profiledir /usr/cs/lib/profiles/csh
pathof(cmucsh.profiledir) would return a pointer to /usr/cs/lib/profiles/csh.  

FILES

/usr/lib/paths  

SEE ALSO

pathof(1), paths(5)


 

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