append
Enables programs to open data files in specified directories as if the files were in the current directory.
Syntax
APPEND [[drive:]path[;...]] [/X[:ON|:OFF]] [/PATH:ON|/PATH:OFF] [/E]
APPEND ;
Options
[drive:]path[;...]
Drive and directory to append.
/X[:ON]
Extends APPEND to searches and command execution.
/X:OFF
Applies APPEND only to requests to open files. This is the default
setting.
/PATH:ON
Searches appended directories for file requests that already include a
path. This is the default setting.
/PATH:OFF
Switches off /PATH:ON.
/E
Stores the appended directory list in the environment. /E may be used
only in the first invocation of APPEND. You can not include any paths on
the same command line as /E.
APPEND ; clears the list of appended directories.
APPEND without parameters displays the list of appended directories.
Copyright
© 2004 Eduardo Casino, under the terms of the GNU GPL, Version 2
Notes
Do not use APPEND with Windows or 32 bit extenders.
APPEND installs itself as an internal command after its first execution.
Second and successive invocations MUST exclude file path and extension.
See Also
path
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