Getting set up

To stay organized, it's useful to have conventions for storing different kinds of files. In the examples that follow these directories are used:

Table 1. Filesystem conventions

DirectoryPurpose
/arcArchival / download files
/srcSource code (e.g. Swarm models)

They can be created by selecting Start/Programs/Swarm/terminal and then running:

        $ mkdir /arc /src
      

It may be necessary to use other directory names depending on your system, due to permissions.