The "dlib" command not changing directory

• Article Type: General
• Product: Aleph
• Product Version: 18.01

Description:
I am trying to use "dlib abc01" to change the to directory to /exlibris/aleph/u18_1/abc01. It doesn't work; the directory is not changed. Is that because the aleph server is not started yet?

Resolution:
Normally, "dlib" by itself, does not change the directory. It changes the "active_library":

>dlib abc01
>echo $active_library
ABC01

Normally, if you want change the directory to /exlibris/aleph/u18_1/abc01, you need to do "dr" (data_root) after the dlib:

>dlib abc01
>dr

But I see that your v16 works as you describe. This is because the /exlibris/aleph/a16_1/alephm/proc/set_lib_env has been modified to include a "dr".

Here is what I see in the distributed v16 set_lib_env:

exit:
unset tmp_lib


Here is what I see in your v16 set_lib_env:

exit:
dr <<----
unset tmp_lib

I am uncertain who made this local modification, but that is why it is working that way on your v16.

• Article last edited: 10/8/2013