[Info-vax] Porting logical name applications to Unix

[John E. Malmberg]

JF Mezei wrote:
> Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> 
>> But you would only use a few of them and instead put the
>> majority of the paths in a text config file.
> 
> So config files are really what native Unix uses ?

It depends what you were using the logical names for.

Symbolic links on Unix seem to be used for what System wide logical 
names are used for on VMS.

One use is for finding shared images.  An image might call for 
foobar.1.2, and foobar.2.3 is the current version and binary compatible, 
so to save space, foobar.1.2 will just be a symbolic link to foobar.2.3.

Mount points are also used for what VMS uses logical names for to some 
extent.

Environment variables are used for what DCL symbols are used for.

But there is not really anything in Unix that corresponds to Process, 
Job, and Group logical names.

-John
wb8tyw at qsl.network
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