11-15-2006
Help on setting path variable
Hi there,
I need help on setting the path variable. How can I set the path variable with Bourne Shell. My scripts goes like this, but did not work.
#!/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/ucb:/etc:/export/home/zchen/home
export PATH
Thanks,
Z
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NAME
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SYNOPSIS
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