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In article <3147@thor.acc.stolaf.edu> hopp@agnes.stolaf.edu () writes:
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>Here's a couple of questions from a novice:
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>First, does anyone know what the real intent behind the S: directory is?  Was
>it intended as a place for shell scripts, or as a place for software
>configuration files?  It has been used for both.  (And the main resident,

It's mainly for script files;  anything that can be safely executed.
If an application desires to place configuration files in the S:
directory, we've suggested creating a subdirectory in the S: directory,
and placing the configuration files there.

>Second,  How does an inquisitive AmigaDOS process look at it's process control
>structure?

FindTask(0L) gives you a pointer to your task structure  (or process
structure ff you are a process).  The dos library include files contain
the needed structure definitions.
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