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- Assign(REL2) ARP User's Manual Assign(REL2)
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- NAME
- Assign - Binds a device name to a directory or file.
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- SYNOPSIS
- Assign NAME: DIR ETC/... LIST/S
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- DESCRIPTION
- Assign causes NAME: to be a synonym for a directory or a
- pathname. This is refered to as a "logical" device, since
- it appears to the amiga and the user as a device, but is in
- fact a directory. You can use this as a convenient short
- hand to refer to lengthy pathnames, or to refer to a variety
- of different directories by the same name (just change the
- assignment when you want the program to change directories).
- You can remove assignments by giving only NAME:, without
- anything else on the command line (ARP REL2 provides another
- way as well). Typing Assign by itself, or Assign LIST, will
- display the current logical assignments.
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- EXAMPLE
- ASSIGN DICTIONARY: df1:usr/lib/dictionary
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- DICTIONARY: may now be used as a synonym for the complete
- path df1:usr/lib/dictionary. If a program uses the logical
- device DICTIONARY: rather than a hardcoded directory name,
- then changing the DICTIONARY: assignment will change the
- dictionary that the program will use.
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- ARP EXTRAS
- REL2 allows a practically infinite number of assignments or
- deletions to be made on one command line. You may remove an
- assignment by using a dash '-' instead of a logical
- directory or filename to subtract this assignment from the
- assignment list.
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- REL2 EXAMPLE
- ASSIGN POOF: DF0: PUF: - DUF: - CRUFT: HD0:
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- The above command line assigns POOF: to the disk in DF0:,
- removes the assignments for PUF: and DUF: and assigns CRUFT:
- to HD0:.
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- CAUTIONS
- Random or careless assignments of the Amiga's pre-assigned
- devices can cause mass confusion.
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- Page 1 (printed 2/22/88)
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