13.2.2 Initialization files

• The LispWorks file config/siteinit.lisp is the default site initialization file. The distributed file loads any supplied patches.
• You may also have a personal initialization file which is loaded on startup. By default LispWorks looks for a file called .lispworks in your home directory, although you can change its name and location (see "Setting global preferences" in the Common LispWorks User Guide ).

The default location of your home directory varies on Unix systems, but it is typically something like /home . On Windows, the directory is constructed from the environment variables HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH The directory itself has the same name as your user name, so if you log on as john , your home directory might be /home/john on Unix systems or something like C:\Documents and Settings\john on Windows XP.

A sample personal initialization file, the LispWorks file config/a-dot-lispworks.lisp , is supplied. You should created a customized copy of this file when you install LispWorks, as described in the LispWorks Release Notes and Installation Guide .