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Purpose: IDL Application User Directory
User: Mcc@MCC-PC
Date: Wed Nov 26 09:44:36 2014
README Creator: IDL 8.2 (Win32 x86_64 m64 f64)
README Version: 2
--------------------------------------------------------------------This is the *IDL application user directory*, usually
referred to as the .idl (dot-IDL) directory. It was created
by IDL on the date shown above. It is used to hold files
created by IDL (or by applications written in IDL) that need
to persist between IDL sessions. (For example, the IDL
iTools application stores its configuration information
here.) Each IDL user has a unique IDL application user
directory -- they are not shared between users.
Why ".idl"? Why here?
--------------------The name ".idl" follows the Unix convention that applications
store user-specific configuration information in a
file or directory whose name begins with the dot character,
located in the user's home directory. For example, the
Bourne shell (/bin/sh) reads .profile, while the C-shell
(/bin/csh) reads .login and .cshrc. There can be a large
number of such files. However, the dot at the beginning
of the file name causes the Unix "ls" directory command
not to show the file (unless the "-a" option is specified),
in effect hiding the file from view. This reduces the apparent
clutter in the user's home directory.
In the interest of cross-platform consistency, we have followed
the Unix convention and created the IDL application user
directory as a dot-file in the user's home directory on all
platforms.
Can I store things here?
-----------------------We encourage you to use the IDL application user directory
to store user information for your own IDL applications.
Having all IDL applications using the same standard mechanism
makes things easier for IDL users. Use the IDL APP_USER_DIR
function to create application-specific subdirectories of the
.idl directory. The APP_USER_DIR function determines where
the .idl directory should be located on any system, and also
knows where to place your specific content within it. Using
this function is easier than coding a cross-platform
solution yourself, and ensures that your usage won't
conflict with anyone else. Read the documentation for
APP_USER_DIR in the IDL Reference Guide for complete
details
Organization of the .idl directory
---------------------------------Underneath the .idl directory you will find subdirectories
with the names of the authors of the applications that are
currently storing information here. The names "idl",
"rsi", "itt", and "ittvis" are reserved. Other application
authors use different unique names (see the APP_USER_DIR