sunos man page for pathalias

pathalias(4)							   File Formats 						      pathalias(4)

NAME
       pathalias - alias file for FACE

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/vmsys/pathalias

DESCRIPTION
       The  pathalias  files  contain  lines  of  the  form  alias=path where path can be one or more colon-separated directories. Whenever a FACE
       (Framed Access Command Environment, see face(1)) user references a path not beginning with a ``/'', this file is checked. If the first com-
       ponent  of the pathname matches the left-hand side of the equals sign, the right-hand side is searched much like $PATH variable in the sys-
       tem. This allows users to reference the folder $HOME/FILECABINET by typing filecabinet.

       There is a system-wide pathalias file called $VMSYS/pathalias, and each user can also have local alias  file  called  $HOME/pref/pathalias.
       Settings  in  the  user	alias  file  override settings in the system-wide file. The system-wide file is shipped with several standard FACE
       aliases, such as filecabinet, wastebasket, preferences, other_users, etc.

FILES
       $HOME/pref/pathalias

       $VMSYS/pathalias

SEE ALSO
       face(1)

NOTES
       Unlike command keywords, partial matching of a path alias is not permitted, however, path aliases are case  insensitive.  The  name  of	an
       alias  should  be alphabetic, and in no case can it contain special characters like ``/'', ``'', or ``=''. There is no particular limit on
       the number of aliases allowed. Alias files are read once, at login, and are held in core until logout. Thus, if an alias file  is  modified
       during a session, the change will not take effect until the next session.

SunOS 5.10							    3 Jul 1990							      pathalias(4)