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Lables?

Started by sk8mn, 31 May 2014 - 10:29 PM
sk8mn #1
Posted 01 June 2014 - 12:29 AM
Hey as you can probably guess from my previous topics, I'm new to CC and I saw some people talking about labels and I changed the label on one of my turtles. The problem is I don't know what it does. I looked at the wiki and couldn't find my answer so I decided to take it to the pros.
Bmandk #2
Posted 01 June 2014 - 12:44 AM
Check http://computercraft.info/wiki/Os.setComputerLabel and http://computercraft.info/wiki/Os.getComputerLabel.

Basically, you can see the name of the computer when broken and in an inventory, it will keep scripts and just another way to identify the PC instead of IDs.
kreezxil #3
Posted 01 June 2014 - 01:20 AM
That's right, labels eliminate the need to use floppies. If you load your computers and turtles up with pastebin programs, turtlescripts.com programs or even your own, also fuel levels. When you break the turtle and place it elsewhere, if the turtle was previously labeled, all of your programs and fuel levels will still be registered in it.