2.5 Search paths

In looking for Asymptote system files, asy will search the following paths, in the order listed:

1. The current directory;
2. The directory .asy in the user's home directory (%USERPROFILE%\.asy under MSDOS);
3. A list of one or more directories specified by the configuration variable dir (separated by : under UNIX and ; under MSDOS);
4. The Asymptote system directory (by default, /usr/share/asymptote under UNIX and c:\Program Files\Asymptote under MSDOS).