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Initialisation Files

All SIC based interactive programs read a initialisation file before starting. This file is a standard command procedure for the corresponding program. For example, for GREG it could contain: 

SIC\DEFINE DOUBLE SEC /GLOBAL    !
SIC\LET SEC PI/180/3600         ! Second in Radian
SIC\SIC HELP CONTENT            ! Use PostScript file for HELP
GTVL\DEVICE                     ! Prompt for a graphics device
The initialisation file is located in your home directory, and its name is “init.program” where “program” is the default file extension for the application; this is usually just the application name.