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MCPATH Format

The MCPATH variable specifies, in order of precedence, the directories McIDAS-X searches when looking for data and help files. A colon (:) separates each directory.

For example, if MCPATH is set to:

/experiment:/home/fred/mcidas/data:~mcidas/data:~mcidas/help

and McIDAS-X wants to read from a data file, it first looks for the file in /experiment. If the file is not there, McIDAS-X checks for the file in /home/fred/mcidas/data, then ~mcidas/data, and finally ~mcidas/help. If the file is not located in any of the directories, the system outputs a message saying the file was not found.


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