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- Date: Tue, 26 Jul 94 22:46 BST-1
- From: ogal@cix.compulink.co.uk (Ofir Gal)
- Subject: Re: Shortcut file
- To: gem-list@world.std.com
- Message-Id: <memo.778049@cix.compulink.co.uk>
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- herborth@53iss6.waterloo.NCR.COM said:
- >How about this then:
- >
- >1) look for the defaults file in $APPDEFAULTS
- >2) look for the defaults file in $PATH
- >3) look for the defaults file in <boot-drive>:\defaults
- >4) look for the defaults file in <boot-drive>:\
- >
- >That way, if you don't have environment variables set, you can still keep
- >even more crap off of the root of your boot disk.
- >
- >Maybe there should be a 2.5) look in current directory, or maybe a 0.5)
- >for that.
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- 1 is fine. $PATH is not because that includes the apps own dir. 2.5 is the
- same, which is bad news for a GLOBAL file. 3 and 4 are OK.
-
- Bye,
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