Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 09:36:39 -0800 (PST)
From: Evan Dickinson <evand AT wsunix DOT wsu DOT edu>
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On Fri, 14 Mar 1997 jdashiel AT eagle1 DOT eaglenet DOT com wrote:

> Why not:
> 
> [utility]
> c:\utility
> d:\utils
> [apps]
> c:\dos\apps
> [game]
> c:\games
> 
> This has the advantage of making path additions similar to the way
> they look under dos directory structure.
It's also easier to read than putting them all on one line like I
suggested.

> If a new application were to be installed, it should have a util-type
> tag available for the paths.dir file.
> All paths created on a machine could be documented in paths.dir with a
> [misc]
> tag for those without a defineable type.
> Then with these fast directory changing utilities, moving into
> paths even with five directories dep would be lots easier.

I've got 4dos' cdpath set to work like this.  "Cd telnet" moves me to
c:\dosapps\telnet from anywhere.  Are you suggesting that all paths be put
in a cdpath?  I think that's overkill.  How often do you change to the
djgpp\manifest directory?  Putting the non-misc directories in the cdpath
should be enough.