1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

hi, i am a newbie unix administrator. i want to set a variable, let's say : alias cls 'clear' But i am not going to add this line in the .login file for every home directory of my 500+ users. pls tell me where should i put this line in, so that all users can use this variable after... (4 Replies)

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

:) dear members; I am trying to placea directory to keep minor records in particular directories.. rather than just rely on hard links.. I would like to set the $PATH variable so that I can access the directory itself from anywhere; ex./ /tmp or /bin /var... I know how to export enviromental... (4 Replies)

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi all, I have a java command in a shell script. When i m executing the command from the prompt its working fine. But when i paste the same command in a shell script and execute the shell script it says path not found. Please help. (5 Replies)

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi All, I know to set global variable i can use export .. But take the situation like below .. I want to set a variable in one script and access that in second script i have done like this .. It is not working one.sh #!/usr/bin/ksh echo $RISSHI export RISSHI=1 two.sh... (3 Replies)

5. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

I am using functions in a script and for some strange reason the EXPORT command doesnt seem to be making my variables global. Anyone got any ideas? I am using one function to pass some output top another using the pipe command, eg Function 1 | Function 2 Function 2 reads the value... (3 Replies)

6. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

Is there anyway in which i can set a permanent global variable in unix, which when initialised with a value and modified during any shell script, would retain its value even if i logout and login I dont know whether i am being able to express my need clearly but basically what i want is a... (3 Replies)

7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Guys, I did a search on this but couldn't find any thing. I need to add /home/scadm/scripts to the PATH. If I do the below it works for the session I'm in. If I close it and reopen it doesnt work. PATH=$PATH\:/home/scadm/scripts ; export PATH I also want this path added to all the... (3 Replies)

8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

This is a very newbie's question: I was trying to add a new version of the same command "blastn", but the old command always shows up first. which blastn /usr/local/bin/blastnThe two versions of the same command "blastn" are located in: which -a blastn /usr/local/bin/blastn... (5 Replies)

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

hi , can anybody help me to chage the class path in unix server.. what are the files need to update .... (2 Replies)