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From: marksm@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Mark S Madsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Not accepted DIR command
Message-ID: <1411@syma.sussex.ac.uk>
Date: 5 Oct 89 11:55:05 GMT
References: <3831@vtt.vtt.fi> <8057@cbmvax.UUCP> <198@grape3.UUCP> <762@jc3b21.UUCP>
Reply-To: marksm@syma.susx.ac.uk (Mark S Madsen)
Organization: University of Sussex
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In article <762@jc3b21.UUCP> fgd3@jc3b21.UUCP (Fabbian G. Dufoe) writes:
>In article <198@grape3.UUCP>, king@cell.mot.COM (Steven King) recommends
>using "path ram: add" to access commands copied to RAM: instead of
>re-assigning C:.  
>That's fine, but be aware that new shells opened from Workbench icons or
>PopCLI won't be aware of that path.  Path isn't global, although it will be
>inherited if you issue a NewCLI or NewShell command from a shell that
>already had a path assignment.

I don't think that this is quite correct.

It is true that PopCLI and DMouse certainly DON'T inherit the complete
path when you press Left-Amiga Escape.

BUT: If you set your path in your startup-sequence, then any Shells
which are started from the WorkBench will inherit the complete path,
including directories on your boot disk. However, if you issue a
command which requires something from an assign directory on the boot
disk (say) from a shell, the command will not be found unless that
disk is actually in a drive.

DISCLAIMER: Not only am I not a guru, but I don't even own an Amiga
879500 with an '09990 card and a 549736546 Gb hard drive, so I am
obviously unqualified to make statements about anything more fancy
than a TRS-80.

>--Fabbian Dufoe

Hope this helps,

Mark.-- 
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