When you type anything onto the A-Shell command line, such as "xxxxx," A-Shell searches (a) for "xxxxx" with various extensions, and (b) in various locations. Following is the location and filename extension for which A-Shell searches, and the order in which it does so.
Search Target |
Results and Comments |
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xxxxx.ext |
Applies only if an explicit extension included on the command line |
sysdev:xxxxx.LIT[1,4] |
Special mounted system directory defined by -mntsys switch (if applicable) |
DSK0:xxxxx.LIT[1,4] |
LIT command in the standard system directory (aka SYS:) |
xxxxx.LIT[p,pn] |
LIT command in current directory [p,pn] |
xxxxx.LIT[p,0] |
LIT command in library directory associated with current directory |
sysdev:xxxxx.CMD[2,2] |
Special mounted command directory defined by -mntsys switch (if applicable) |
DSK0:xxxxx.CMD[2,2] |
CMD file in standard command file location (aka CMD:) |
xxxxx.CMD[p,pn] |
CMD file in current directory |
xxxxx.CMD[p,0] |
CMD file in library directory associated with current cirectory |
sysdev:xxxxx.DO[2,2] |
Special mounted command directory defined by -mntsys switch (if applicable) |
DSK0:xxxxx.DO[2,2] |
DO file in standard command file location (aka CMD:) |
xxxxx.DO[p,pn] |
DO file in current directory |
xxxxx.DO[p,0] |
DO file in library directory associated with current directory |