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© Agilent Technologies 2001–2002 Administering Agilent 3070 Systems (MS Windows NT and 2000) 8-8
Chapter 8: Reference
Editing Files This section contains:
■ Forward-Slashes versus Back-Slashes in
Command Lines Containing File Paths, 8-8
■ Use BT-BASIC, 8-8
■ How to Edit the System Config File to Match the
Testhead Configuration, 8-9
■ How to Resolve the Standard Config File from the
System Config File, 8-10
Forward-Slashes versus Back-Slashes in
Command Lines Containing File Paths
A general rule for commands using a path to a directory
or file is to use a forward-slash (/) for commands tied to
a 3070 application, and use a back-slash (\) for operating
system-related commands.
If a command line containing a file path fails to execute,
it may be because the slash used is of the wrong type.
Reversing the slash(es) may resolve the issue.
This is because:
■ Many Korn shell commands are used in the MS
Windows environment, and require
forward-slashes (/) in command lines containing
file paths.
■ In MS Windows, when opening a file from the
Start > Run... menu, both forward-slashes (/) and
back-slashes (\) are recognized.
■ A command may be performed in or with some
relationship to the MS-DOS environment, which
can require back-slashes in command lines
containing file paths.
Use BT-BASIC
BT-BASIC is the designated file-editing tool. Unless
otherwise specified, editing described in this chapter is
performed using BT-BASIC.
Korn shell, vi, and viw editors can also be used to edit
files.
Reference information for all these tools:
■ BT-BASIC Quick-Reference on page 8-17.
■ NT Korn Shell Quick Reference on page 8-18.
■ vi and viw Editor Quick Reference on
page 8-21.