Hello,
I want to set some environment variables with this script:
ip=$@
echo Remote Computer: $ip
PERLDB_OPTS="CallKomodo=$ip:9000 RemotePort=$ip:9010 PrintRet=0"
export PERLDB_OPTS
PERL5LIB=/opt/komodo
export PERL5LIB
echo PERLDB_OPTS: $PERLDB_OPTS
echo PERL5LIB: $PERL5LIB
But it... (5 Replies)
Hi all,
I am trying to set up some variables in a shell script. The variables contain values of various paths needed to run a java module. The problem is the variables dont seem to be setting at all.
here is what i am trying to do :
JAR_HOME=/home/was5/bdcms/scheduledjobs/lib
export... (6 Replies)
I've seen a few other threads like this, but they either went unanswered or failed to answer my question.
How do I set an environment variable in a Makefile?
What I'm trying to do is use GNU make to automate an ant build.
In order to run ant, I've got to first set a few environment... (1 Reply)
Hello All,
I am writing a script to set some environment variables which are required for a particular application. I understand that the environment variables set by Shell script can, at the max, be valid for the session. They will have to be set again once the session is closed and re-opened.... (1 Reply)
#!/bin/bash
if ; then
ASS1_DATA_DIR=./
echo $ASS1_DATA_DIR
export ASS1_DATA_DIR
echo "data dir"
fi
if ; then
ASS1_OUTPUT_DIR=./
export ASS1_OUTPUT_DIR
fi
I want to create a new environment variable ASS1_DATA_DIR and ASS1_OUTPUT_DIR in bash and set them to the current... (4 Replies)
Hi all,
This is my first post here. I need to set up a few environment variables with a shell script. Some are hard-coded, but some should come from other commands or as input from the user. How do I do that?
For example, I need to export a variable as such:
export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:8.0
... (2 Replies)
Hi all!
I know that environment variables can be set on the .bashrc file, but I need to set them from a sh script. I saw a lot of websites that teach this but it doesn't work for me.
#!/bin/sh
DEKTOP=$DESKTOP=:/home/rrodrigues/Desktop
export DESKTOP
if I do echo $DESKTOP returns me... (10 Replies)
Hi,
In Cron file i'm using username and password hard-coded and now i wann to use environmental veraiables in cron file.
But Could you please guide me how to use these environmental variables in cron file ?
Thanks,
Shyamu.A (4 Replies)
Hi,
I have around 10 environment variables in my shell script. i want to set this all in a file and just call that file in my shell script. How can i do that ? Please help. TIA! (6 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS
xdg-user-dir
xdg-user-dir(1) User Commands xdg-user-dir(1)NAME
xdg-user-dir - Get the path used for desktop user directory location.
SYNOPSIS
xdg-user-dir DIR
DESCRIPTION
xdg-user-dir is a utility that extracts the location of the specified desktop user directory from the file :
${HOME}/.config/user-dirs.dirs
OPERANDS
Valid desktop directories (DIR) are:
DESKTOP
DOWNLOAD
TEMPLATES
PUBLICSHARE
DOCUMENTS
MUSIC
PICTURES
VIDEOS
If an invalid directory is requested ${HOME} is returned.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables:
HOME.
Other environment variable that are used are:
XDG_CONFIG_HOME
Base directory for storge of XDG configuration files. Defaults to ${HOME}/.config
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/xdg-user-dir
XDG Directory expansion utility.
${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/user-dirs.dirs
Location of the user-specific configuration including the current list of directories and what they map to.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Location of user's documents directory
% xdg-user-dir DOCUMENTS
/home/user/Documents
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWxdg-user-dirs |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Uncommitted |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
More information can be found at:
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs
xdg-user-dirs-update(1), xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update(1), attributes(5)NOTES
Written by Darren Kenny, Sun Microsystems Inc, 2008
SunOS 5.11 03 Apr 2008 xdg-user-dir(1)