UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

post #1:

Code:

a)
./home/dir2/script_2.ksh
b)
. /home/dir2/script_2.ksh

a) Doesnt work but b does: I was hoping you would answer my next post by test what I suggested...
a) Doesnt work because you are giving a path from Dot (. ) meaning where you are, certainly in your home, in other words you are trying to execute

Code:

/home/dir2//home/dir2/script_2.ksh

which doesnt exist so:

Code:

Error shown is :./home/dir2/script_2.ksh: not found

b) works because of the absolute path to the script where it is found...
Dot (.) understand you want the current shell to execute the script...
Now:
Your post #3

Code:

. /<absolute path name>/global_variable.cfg

Works because it finds the file there and can be sourced

Code:

  cd <absolute path name>
  . /global_variable.cfg

It doesnt find file the file since you are saying its in / Yes, root directory!!!
But this:

Code:

  cd <absolute path name>
  . global_variable.cfg   
# or even
  cd <absolute path name>
  . ./global_variable.cfg

Will work because first case is where you are, and second is in the directory, the current... which is the same thing...