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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>
Precedence: bulk
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.
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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