Search Path and Alternate Filenames |
Virtual Machine |
 |
|
Search Path and Alternate Filenames |
Virtual Machine |
|
If an alternate file name is not specified for a file, the file is searched for in the directory specified in PRODATA or, if not specified in the current directory.
If an alternate file name is specified for a file and is preceded by '/', './' or '../', then the file is searched for in the directory specified in the alternate field or , if none is specified, the current directory. The value specified in PRODATA is not used.
If an alternate file name is specified for a file and is not preceded by any of the above character groups, then the value in PRODATA is prefixed to the value specified in the alternate field.
Current directory is /usr/pro4/home
|
PRODATA |
ALTERNATE |
Directory Searched |
|
Personnel |
Not set |
/usr/pro4/home/personnel |
|
Not set |
Not set |
/usr/pro4/home |
|
Not set |
Personnel |
/usr/pro4/home/personnel |
|
Ignored * |
/personnel |
/personnel |
|
Ignored * |
./personnel |
/usr/pro4/home/personnel |
|
Ignored * |
../personnel |
/usr/pro4/personnel |
|
/usr/pro4/personnel |
Not set |
/usr/pro4/personnel |
|
Personnel |
Payroll |
/usr/pro4/home/personnel/payroll |
|
/usr/pro4/personnel |
Payroll |
/usr/pro4/personnel/payroll |
* (Because ALTERNATE starts with '/', './', or '../')
Topic ID: 720207