NMSTART

Starts a new NeXtMidas session.

Starts a new NeXtMidas session. This briefly starts the Java VM to initialize
environment settings and to execute the optional %nmstartup macro in the
user's home directory. This creates the NeXtMidas State File (NMSF) used 
throughout the session.

Use of nmstart is technically optional. NeXtMidas can be run in "independent"
mode without using nmstart or nmend (this is typically done when launching
NeXtMidas from a script). Type "nm -H" at the OS command line for details.

Note that some users alias nms to nmstart.

  **************************************************************************
  * This is an operating system command (aliased when nmstart is run), it  *
  * can only be used outside of the NeXtMidas shell.                       *
  *                                                                        *
  * If run from inside the NeXtMidas shell, bad things will happen.        *
  **************************************************************************

Examples:
  1. Start a new NeXtMidas session and enter the shell:
       $ nmstart
       <prints version information and copyright>
       $ nm
       nM>

See Also:
  NMEND, NM