1. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi Guys, Need help. I am using ISQL inside a shell script. Is there a way to set the value of shell script variable from inside the ISQL code. I do not want to write the results from the SQL to an output file. Please let me know. Regards, Tipsy. (3 Replies)

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

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 (4 Replies)

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hello all, Sorry if the question if stupid but I have no big experience with programming. I am trying to set a path to be used in a makefile.in, for installation of a Fortran code. The makefile.in contains the string $(CODE_NAME) Now, when I type in the bash shell export... (6 Replies)

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

I am using C Shell MKS Toolkit and I ran into a huge problem when setting up some environment variables.:confused: The csh script that I have as my login script runs fine but very very slow. When I add a directory to my PATH it seems to slow down shell startup and even slow down the commands. ... (0 Replies)

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi I am using MKS Toolkit c shell. I am trying to set a path variable something like c:/Program Files/blah/blah so set path=(c:/Program Files/blah/blah) this, however, does not work as it splits this thing up into 'c:/Program' and 'Files/blah/blah'. Does anyone have any ideas on... (9 Replies)

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

I have a file that contains a numeric value. I want to take the contents of that file and set a variable to it. Instead I keep getting the location of the file. count=/export/home/ramosg/count echo $count /export/home/ramosg/count (4 Replies)

7. Ubuntu

Hi, i am a beginner in ubuntu. my default shell is bash. everytime i try to change the shell with command "csh", i get a message (probably an error message). after i get into c-shell, when i try to execute a c shellscript, then it showed the same message. any idea about what is this about or any... (1 Reply)

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

I do know how we set the PATH variable- export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH I'm trying to understand why we have written :$PATH in the end above statement. What is it's meaning? (2 Replies)

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

I'm trying to set the path permanently through a shell script. (/opt/quest/bin:/usr/bin/lab to /.profile.) I tired using echo option like below but it doesn't work. Please suggest me the right way to do so. echo "PATH=$PATH:/opt/quest/bin:/usr/bin/lab" >> /.profile (6 Replies)

10. UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers

Hello all, I am EXTREMELY new to using bash and I have a bit of a problem: I'm trying to set up a shell script that can 1.) take one of several giant files off of an external hard drive 2.) use it as input for scripts on my laptop's hard drive ... (3 Replies)