The configuration file

The application profile, normally called xcics.conf and located under $HOME/etc, is a simple text file, grouping all information used by XCICS to start up and configure the main parameters of an application, and all its resources.

Obviously it can be name differently than xcics.conf, and used by the –f option of xcicsctl.

I.e.

# xcicsctl –f /usr/local/mainappl.conf start

Will start up XCICS using a file named ‘mainappl.conf’ and located in ‘/usr/local’.

Parameters, resources and environment variables are specified using the following directives:

Every directive is terminated using “;”. Directive parameters are comma (“,”) separarted. If not explicitly required no quotas (“) is required for values.

Lines started with “#” are treated as remarks.

Include

The "include" command let the user to include external files containing xcics configuration commands.

Syntax

include <filename>;

Example

include $HOME/etc/terminals.conf
include $HOME/etc/datasets.conf