PATH
Format: PATH [{<dir>}] [ADD] [SHOW] [RESET] [REMOVE] [QUIET]
Template: PATH/M, ADD/S, SHOW/S, RESET/S, REMOVE/S, QUIET/S
Purpose: To control the directory list that the Shell searches to
find commands.
Path: Internal
Specification:
PATH lets you see, add to, or change the search path that AmigaDOS follows
when looking for a command or program to execute. When a directory is in the
search path, you no longer need to specify the complete path to any files or
subdirectories within that directory. You can simply enter the filename, and
AmigaDOS will look through the directories in the search path until it finds
the file.
Enter the PATH command alone, or with the SHOW option, and the directory
names in the current search path will be displayed. Normally, when PATH is
displaying the directory names, a requester will appear if a volume that is
part of the search path cannot be found.
For example, if you added a floppy disk to the search path, then removed
that disk from the disk drive, a requester would ask you to insert the disk.
If you specify the QUIET option, PATH will not display requesters for
volumes that are not currently mounted. If PATH encounters an unmounted
volume, it will simply display the volume name. The names of any
directories on that volume included in the PATH will not be displayed.
The ADD option specifies directory names to be added to the current PATH.
You can add up to ten directories with one PATH ADD command (the ADD keyword
is optional); names of the directories must be separated by at least one
space. When you issue the PATH command, AmigaDOS searches for each of the
ADDed directories.
To replace the existing search path with a completely new one, use PATH
RESET followed by the names of the directories. The existing search path,
except for the current directory and SYS:C, is erased and the new one is
substituted.
The REMOVE option eliminates the named directory from the search path.
Example:
1> PATH EXTRAS:Tools ADD
Adds the Tools directory on the Extras disk to the search path of the Shell.
If the Extras disk is not in a disk drive, a requester will ask you to
insert it in any drive.
If you remove Extras from the drive, and enter:
1> PATH
A list of directories in the search path will be displayed. A requester
will ask you to insert Extras. However, if you enter:
1> PATH QUIET
The list of directories in the search path will be displayed. However, when
the path comes to Extras:Tools, only the volume name, Extras:, will appear
in the list.
See also:
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