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The AIPS++ directory hierarchy

In the following discussion of the AIPS++ directory hierarchy we will assume that AIPS++ has been installed in directory /aips++. This is the preferred location, but in practice the AIPS++ ``root'' directory can reside anywhere. The root directory is generally referred to as $AIPSROOT. Many other AIPS++ directories have standard variable names as listed in §1.2.

The major subdirectories of /aips++ are code ($AIPSCODE), docs ($AIPSDOCS), and one or more architecture-specific subdirectories with names such as sun4sol_ntv and alpha_gnu which contain the AIPS++ system - that is, everything needed to run AIPS++, including executables and sharable objects. These architecture-specific subdirectories are referred to collectively as $AIPSARCH.

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