Topic       : Documentation for Thing
Author      : Arno Welzel/Thomas Binder/TransAction
Version     : thing.hyp 1.27E (23/8/1998)
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View Ref-FileEnvironmental variables - HOME                                        Thing

If the environmental variable HOME is set, Thing will check the path 
specified in it for Thing configuration files (except ICONS.INF). If no 
drive is entered then (currently) the root directory of drive U (U:\) is 
the default setting; UNIX path separators are accepted.

If the sub-directory 'defaults/Thing.cnf' (written in this way, in case the 
file system concerned differentiates between caps and lower case) exists 
in HOME, Thing will use it for its configuration files so as not to flood 
HOME itself with an unnecessary large number of files.

THINGDIR supplants the HOME environmental variable. This makes it possible 
to specify a fixed directory for Thing even under MiNT (or equivalent) 
operating systems.

Example: With HOME set to '\usr\arno' Thing will look in the directory 
         path 'U:\usr\arno' for its configuration files.