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Appendix B: Creating your own `.aipsrc` file

As described above, the .aipsrc file is used to control the detailed behavior of AIPS++. This may be set up using the setupwizard or you may create one by hand:

Create a file in your root area named:
.aipsrc

An example of an .aipsrc file is given below, you can find more information about .aipsrc in the aipsrcdata section of the User Reference Manual.

# Work in the current directory
#
user.aipsdir:            .
#
# Put scratch files here: can be a list of directories
#
user.directories.work:   /export/home/xherb4
#
# Put the aips++ cache files in one place: shouldn't be
# over an NFS mount
#
user.cache:             $HOME/aips++/cache
#
# Set these so that bug(), ask(), etc. know who I am
#
userinfo.name: Tim Cornwell
userinfo.email: tcornwel@nrao.edu
userinfo.org:   National Radio Astronomy Observatory
#
# Switch on the display of memory used by each server
#
user.display.memory:    True
#
# Uncomment this to send log messages to the deep blue yonder
#
#logger.file:           none
#
# Initial height of the logger window
#
logger.height:          20
#
# Disable progress meters?
#
progress.show:          F
#
#system.resources.memory: 128

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Appendix B: Creating your own .aipsrc file

Appendix B: Creating your own `.aipsrc` file