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- Assign(V1.3) ARP User's Manual Assign(V1.3)
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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 EXISTS/s REMOVE/s
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- DESCRIPTION
- Assign causes NAME: to be a synonym for a directory or a
- pathname. This is referred 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 shorthand
- 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:, or by
- giving a single minus ('-') as the directory or device name.
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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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- Assign allows a practically infinite number of assignments
- or deletions to be made on one command line. You may remove
- an assignment by using a minus '-' sign instead of a logical
- directory or filename to subtract this assignment from the
- device list.
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- OPTIONS
- LIST Lists the current assignments. If you specify a single
- already assigned name on the command line with LIST, it
- will be removed from the device list.
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- EXISTS
- Takes a logical device name as an argument. If the
- name exists, the device name and its assignment are
- displayed. If the name does not exist, then the
- condition flag is set to WARN. This will cause an IF
- WARN batch file statement to succeed.
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- REMOVE
- Takes a logical device name as an argument, and removes
- it from the device list. This is useful largely to
- individuals writing handlers, careless use of this
- option can easily crash the Amiga.
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- EXAMPLE
- ASSIGN POOF: DF0: PUF: - DUF: - CRUFT: HD0:
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- Assign(V1.3) ARP User's Manual Assign(V1.3)
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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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- Random or careless use of the REMOVE option can cause a
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- SEE ALSO
- Execute
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