Directory and Path Names
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The documentation sometimes includes references to file pathnames. The ACIS pathnames begin with the ACIS root installation directory, which is denoted by the generic string <install_dir> in the documentation. In this root directory are the component directories, as well as directories for tools, executables, etc.

Some ACIS directories contain platform-specific subdirectories, which are denoted in the documentation by the generic string <platform>.

Pathnames are generally shown using the UNIX format unless the context is specific to another environment. The UNIX format includes a forward slash delimiter, /, after directory names (whereas PCs use a backward slash). The documentation might show a pathname as in this example:

<install_dir>/bool/boolean/kernutil/

However, on the PC, the path specification actually uses backward slashes:

<install_dir>\bool\boolean\kernutil\
PDF/GET/02FIND.PDF
HTM/DATA/ACIS/GET/02FIND/0018.HTM