userpath

Displays or modify default user functions directory.

Syntax

• p = userpath()
• userpath(dirname)
• userpath('reset')
• userpath('clear')

Input argument

• dirname - an existing directory name
• 'clear' - removes the first directory for current and next sessions of Nelson.
• 'reset' - resets the first directory to the default for your platform.

Output argument

• p - string: the specified user path

Description

userpath modifies or displays user’s load path.

By default, userpath directory is platform-dependant:

Windows platforms: %USERPROFILE%/Documents/Nelson

Others platforms: $home/Documents/Nelson

It is possible to force userpath by define an environment variable: NELSON_USERPATH with an existing path.

Example

path
userpath

See also

path, addpath, rehash.

History

Author

Allan CORNET