EDITPROFILE: Stata module to maintain profile.do settings

Wu LiangHai ()
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Wu LiangHai: Anhui University of Technology

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: editprofile locates, opens, and optionally creates the user-specific profile.do file. Stata executes profile.do automatically whenever it is launched, allowing users to set custom defaults (working directory, graphics scheme, memory allocation, extra ado directories, etc.). Called without any options, editprofile opens the first profile.do found in Stata's standard search order — the current working directory, the Stata installation directory, or the PERSONAL ado directory. If no profile.do exists yet, an error message is shown and the user is advised to use the create option.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 14
Keywords: profile; file management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-06-19
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install editprofile". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/e/editprofile.ado program code (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/e/editprofile.sthlp help file (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/p/profile.do help file (text/plain)

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