@ (at sign) Executes an initialization file you specify. An initialization file contains a list of EVE commands you want executed without having to type each command---for example, settings or key definitions. Default file type is .EVE. Examples: Commands Effects ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ myinit Executes an initialization file named MYINIT.EVE in your current, default directory. On VMS, file names are not case-sensitive. @ sys$login:eve$init You can use @ to execute an initialization file in case you did not use the /INITIALIZATION qualifier when you invoked EVE---in this case, to execute your default initialization file (EVE$INIT.EVE) in your SYS$LOGIN directory. Usage notes: o You can use more than one initialization file in an editing session, but can execute only one at a time. You cannot use wildcards to specify the initialization file, and you cannot use the @ command within an initialization file. o If you use a search list to specify the file or use wildcards for the device (disk) or directory (such as [...]), EVE executes the first matching file, if there is one. o When you use @, any commands in the initialization file that set buffer attributes, such as margins and tab stops, apply to the current buffer (see help on Defaults). For example, if your initialization file has the command SET RIGHT MARGIN 70, the setting applies to the current buffer. If you want the settings to apply to other buffers, you must go to each of those buffers and repeat the @ command. o For an example of an initialization file, and information on using the /INITIALIZATION qualifier when you invoke EVE, see help on Initialization Files. Related topics: Defaults Command Files Initialization Files Section Files