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From:	haahr@mv.us.adobe.com (Paul Haahr)
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To:	alan@oldp.astro.wisc.edu
Subject: Re: rc 1.5
Cc:	rc@hawkwind.utcs.toronto.edu

> > The reason I would like "." to search the path is that then I
> > can create the directory /usr/bin/rclib, and store
> > scripts in there.  Then my scripts can just say
> >	. rclib/read
> > to load the read function that I have stored there.

> Try:
> 	rclib = /usr/bin/rclib
> 	. $rclib/read

other alternatives:

	fn load {
		for (i in $*) . /usr/bin/rclib/^$i
	}
	load read

	es and autoloading of shell functions :-)

paul