Hermes defaults file


The template task context and some other parameters can be defined in a defaults file which will be read when Hermes is started. This file must have the name hermes.def and reside in the directory from which Hermes is started or in the directory .gipsy under the user's login directory. (The file in the start-up directory has precedence.) Its format is a text file which may contain any number of the keyword-value pairs from the table below.
DIRECTORY=
working directory for tasks.
TASKPATH=
search path for tasks.
NTASK=
number of task entries; must be >0.
HIDE=
hide status for keywords; must be ON or OFF.
ERRORLEVEL=
error level; must be in the range 1 to 4.
MESSAGELEVEL=
message level; must be in the range 1 to 4.
OUTPUTMODE=
output mode; must be NORMAL, EXPERT or TEST.
SCREEN=
screen output status; must be ON or OFF.
LOGFILE=
log file output status; must be ON or OFF.
PRINTER=
printer number for screen hardcopies.
MATCH=
minimal matching; must be ON or OFF.
TEKDEVICE=
Tektronix terminal type (tHermes only).
BEEP=
terminal bell; must be ON or OFF (tHermes only).
KEYHELP=
add keyword help to standard help; must be ON or OFF.
WEB_BROWSER=
full-path location of a WWW browser, followed by optional command line arguments.
STARTBROWSER=
activate WWW browser. Must be ON or OFF.

Example of a typical hermes.def file:


    taskpath=. $HOME/owntasks/$gip_arch
    directory=/dj3/users/cia/gipsy
    outputmode=expert
    match=on keyhelp=off
    printer=3

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