howto is a local file system connection that points to a directory where all files used in the howto's are stored.
With the tabul connection info command
tabul connection info howto
Information about the connection (howto)
Attribute Value Description
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BOOLEAN_DATA_TYPE Native Boolean data type used to store boolean values
CHAR_DEFAULT_PRECISION 1 Default CHAR precision
COMMENT The location of the how to files A connection description
DATE_DATA_TYPE NATIVE Date data type used to store date values
HOST Host Server
MAX_CONCURRENT_THREAD The maximum number of threads that can be created against the system
MAX_NAME_IN_PATH The maximum number of names in a path
NAME howto The name of the connection
NATIVES Native Driver attributes (jdbc properties, ...)
NCHAR_DEFAULT_PRECISION 1 Default NCHAR precision
NVARCHAR_DEFAULT_PRECISION 0 Default NVARCHAR precision
ORIGIN The origin of the connection
PASSWORD The user password
PORT Host Port
TABULAR_FILE_TYPE text/csv The default media type when downloading tabular data
TIMESTAMP_DATA_TYPE NATIVE Timestamp data type used to store timestamp values
TIME_DATA_TYPE NATIVE Time format data type to store time values
URI file:///opt/tabulify/resources/howto/ The uri of the connection
USER The user name
VARCHAR_DEFAULT_PRECISION 0 Default VARCHAR precision
WORKING_PATH /opt/tabulify/resources/howto The working path (Schema for database, directory for file system)