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author: Eric Mandel
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author_organization: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
node_expert: eric@cfa.harvard.edu
expiration_date: 12/31/93
last_modifier: eric@cfa.harvard.edu
last_mod_date: 11/19/92
mod_num: 4
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@b<This window tells you how to set up your environment to run the ASSIST.>

In order to run ASSIST, it is necessary to set the Unix
@b<UPARM> environment variable to the pathname of the user's IRAF
uparm directory.  A line such as the following should be added to
the .login file:

setenv UPARM /home/<myirafdir>/uparm/

For example, if user freddy normally starts IRAF from her Iraf subdirectory,
so that her uparm directory is a subdirectory of /home/freddy/Iraf,
she would set her @b<UPARM> environment variable like this:

setenv UPARM /home/freddy/Iraf/uparm/

Note that the trailing "/" is required.

You can now type the command "assist" to bring up the ASSIST program.
However, we recommend that you spend a few minutes tailoring the
ASSIST to your own needs to make easier the use of your analysis
tools.  For example, you can maintain your favorite IRAF tasks at the
top ASSIST tree and access them directly without having to navigate
the IRAF tree.  This is done by adding task names to the user.tasks
file in your uparm directory.  You can also tailor ASSIST by means of
X11 resources.  For example, you can change the color of the windows
or the columns displayed by the parameter editor.

To learn more about how to tailor the ASSIST:
@button<Tailoring The ASSIST, Tailoring>