Re: V7: VMS or UNIX ?
From: Steve Holdoway <steve_at_aethos.demon.co.uk>
Date: 1996/07/17
Message-ID: <4si5np$6tn_at_atlas.aethos.co.uk>#1/1
Date: 1996/07/17
Message-ID: <4si5np$6tn_at_atlas.aethos.co.uk>#1/1
Jon-Theodosiou_at_psion.com (Jonathan Theodosiou) wrote:
[bits chopped]
set def = set default
Steve.
Received on Wed Jul 17 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST
>think there is that much difference. There is one thing though: in
>Unix you change directory using cd nextdirectorydown. In VMS this
>translates to:
>set def [HIGHLEVELDIR.THISDIRECTORY.NEXTDIRECTORYDOWN]
>WHY? What is a def anyway?
There's a lot to be said for ending up using the shortened versions of
commands after you find out what the complete one is, isn't there.
that's the default directory that you're in.