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Old 01-17-2011
Am confused - The all important . (period) - ????

Hi,

My apologies if this question is so trivial ... I guess there really is a room for dummies ... Smilie

Anyway, just wanting to know if someone can please explain what the dot (.) infront of the command or script does and why it works and does not work in the following?

Code:
server01(oracle)[]/u01/bin/oracle/server01$: db01env
ksh: db01env: cannot execute
server01(oracle)[]/u01/bin/oracle/server01$: . db01env
Set up for db01 database (using: /opt/oracle/9.2.0.7)
oracle:db01> ls -l /u02/bin/oracle/db01env
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other       1621 Jun 26  2005 /u02/bin/oracle/db01env

I did a which db01env and it says it is not found even though /u02/bin/oracle is included in the PATH environment variable. I believe this is because db01env is not executable and the which command only checks for executables, is that a correct assumption/guess?

Am not having issues at the moment but just curious how a single dot could make such a big difference that it can make or break stuff Smilie

Any response or explanation is very much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
 

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RADSQLRELAY(8)						     FreeRADIUS helper program						    RADSQLRELAY(8)

NAME
radsqlrelay - relay SQL queries to a central database server SYNOPSIS
radsqlrelay [-?] [-d sql_driver] [-b database] [-f file] [-h host] [-u user] [-P port] [-p password] [-1] [-x] file_path DESCRIPTION
radsqlrelay tails a SQL logfile and forwards the queries to a database server. Used to replicate accounting records to one (central) data- base, even if the database has extended downtime. The SQL logfile is created by the rlm_sql_log module. The module must be configured in the radiusd server before you can use radsqlrelay. OPTIONS
-? Print usage help information. -d sql_driver Driver to use: mysql, pg, oracle. -b database Name of the database to use. -f file Read password from file, instead of command line. -h host Connect to host. -u user User for login. -P port Port number to use for connection. -p password Password to use when connecting to server. -1 One-shot mode: push the file to database and exit. -x Turn on debugging. file_path The pathname of the SQL logfile to use. NOTES
Oracle driver The command "radsqlrelay -d oracle -b db.domain.tld sql-relay" reads the database description stored in $TNS_ADMIN/tnsnames.ora: db.domain.tld = (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = db.domain.tld)(PORT = 1521)) ) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVICE_NAME = <DB SID>) ) ) SEE ALSO
rlm_sql_log(5) AUTHOR
Nicolas Baradakis <nicolas.baradakis@cegetel.net> 19 June 2005 RADSQLRELAY(8)
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