Re: Changing Directories

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From: SLMYQ
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 1988 03:14

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>>first created, its pr_CurrentDir is set to zero, rather than some specific
>>lock.  With the BCPL commands, this zero lock "assumes" the SYS: directory.
>
>Actually, the zero lock assumes the boot device. Unless you never reassign
>sys: and never do anything with your boot disk then this is not guaranteed
>to be sys:.

Great.  So how can you tell what the system was booted off?  I didn't think
AmigaDOS would make it that easy! :)

                                Bryan Ford (SLMYQ@USU.BITNET)

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