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 user's HOME 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
