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Basic initialization

This section assumes that AIPS++ has been installed on your UNIX or LINUX system. First, create an .aipsrc file in your home directory which will set some defaults and optimize run time. See Getting Started for a description of how to set up your .aipsrc file. An example .aipsrc file is given in Appendix 3.

To start AIPS++, cd to the directory you want to work in and type in an xterm window:

source /aips++/stable/aipsinit.csh    # source the stable version of
                                      #   the aipsinit.csh file that 
                                      #   specifies setup parameters 
aips++                                # start aips++

Check with your system administrator if you cannot locate the aipsinit.csh file.

You should get a Glish command prompt in the xterm window where you started AIPS++, a Tool Manager GUI window, and a Logger GUI window (Fig. 1.1). AIPS++ will take about a minute to initialize at startup. It is active when you get a ''-'' prompt at the command line interface.

**Figure 1.1:** Tool manager and logger GUI windows - displayed when *AIPS++* is initialized.
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The Tool Manager GUI has several possible views which are accessed by the buttons near the top. When you launch AIPS++, there are two buttons: one called Manager which is activated, and a Tools in use button. To change between different views, point the mouse cursor to the appropriate button and click on it with the left mouse button.

How do I exit from AIPS++?

There are two ways to exit AIPS++: From the Tool Manager GUI, select
file $\rightarrow$ Exit AIPS++
Or simply type at the Glish command line interface:

  
      exit

and press return.

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