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Standard arguments

The following Shell arguments are standard within the system. Don't use these names for application-specific arguments with purposes different than those given below:

FILES/MList of files to work with as projects
PUBSCREEN/KName of the public screen to open on
PORTNAME/KName to assign to the ARexx port
STARTUP/KARexx script to run at startup time
NOGUI/SIndicates that no GUI is desired
SETTINGS/KName of preferences file to load at startup

If you need a keyword for your application, try to find an applicable one that is already in use - and use it the same way. If you need to make a new keyword, don't make it the same as a common command name; eg. "list".

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