Index: /issm/trunk/startup.m
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--- /issm/trunk/startup.m	(revision 5170)
+++ /issm/trunk/startup.m	(revision 5171)
@@ -69,2 +69,16 @@
 clear ans
 
+
+%Now, load personal startup preferences, using the local user name: 
+%Recover user name 
+if ispc,
+	[status,USERNAME]=system('echo [%USER%]');
+else
+	[status,USERNAME]=system('echo $USER');
+end
+if status~=0,
+	error('startup error message: problem when running ''echo $USER'' shell command');
+end
+if exist([ISSM_DIR '/src/m/contrib/' USERNAME],'dir'),
+	addpath([ISSM_DIR '/src/m/contrib/' USERNAME]);
+end