applicationDirectorySuffix -- suffix that determines the user's application directory

Usage:

applicationDirectorySuffix = s
Inputs:
- s, a string, a relative path, which will be appended to the user's home directory to determine the user's application directory
Consequences:
- the value of the function applicationDirectory will use the new value of applicationDirectorySuffix

Description

The value of applicationDirectorySuffix may also be a function of no arguments, in which case its value is used as the path. The initial value of applicationDirectorySuffix is a string whose value depends on the operating system and its conventions.

i1 : applicationDirectorySuffix

o1 = .Macaulay2/

i2 : applicationDirectory()

o2 = /home/m2user/.Macaulay2/

i3 : applicationDirectorySuffix = "local/Mac2"

o3 = local/Mac2

i4 : applicationDirectory()

o4 = /home/m2user/local/Mac2

For the programmer

The object applicationDirectorySuffix is a string.

The source of this document is in Macaulay2Doc/ov_system.m2:1824:0.

applicationDirectorySuffix -- suffix that determines the user's application directory

Description

See also

For the programmer