PMDF User's Guide
OpenVMS Edition

7.3.1 The Pine Resource File

Pine uses a resource file to keep track of its configuration, user preferences, and other information. On OpenVMS systems, this file is named PINE.PINERC and is located in the PMDF_INIT: directory.³ By default, PMDF_INIT is a logical which translates to SYS$LOGIN. Users wanting to keep their pine resource file elsewhere can redefine the PMDF_INIT logical.⁴ The logical name PINERC can be used to specify an alternate file name. For instance, the definition

$ DEFINE PINERC PINE.RC

causes the file name PINE.RC to instead be used, thereby accessing the file

PMDF_INIT:PINE.RC

The definition of the PINERC logical must not contain a device or directory reference.

See Section 7.6 for a description of the many pine configuration options available in the pine resource file.

Note

³ PMDF Pine does not use the same resource file name as on UNIX, `.pinerc`, as it is not advisable on OpenVMS to use file names with only an extension part.

⁴ Note that redefining `PMDF_INIT` also affects the location of a number of other PMDF initialization files.

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PMDF User's Guide OpenVMS Edition

7.3.1 The Pine Resource File

3 PMDF Pine does not use the same resource file name as on UNIX, .pinerc, as it is not advisable on OpenVMS to use file names with only an extension part.

4 Note that redefining PMDF_INIT also affects the location of a number of other PMDF initialization files.

PMDF User's Guide
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³ PMDF Pine does not use the same resource file name as on UNIX, `.pinerc`, as it is not advisable on OpenVMS to use file names with only an extension part.

⁴ Note that redefining `PMDF_INIT` also affects the location of a number of other PMDF initialization files.