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Homework and Emergencies Homework & Coursework Questions Need some help with my homework Post 302494240 by ilikecows on Sunday 6th of February 2011 11:40:23 AM
Old 02-06-2011
1. Because the PATH variable defines the directories your shell looks in for commands you type that aren't built into the shell. For instance if you type ls, and ls isn't an internal shell command, it looks through the directories in PATH for an executable file with the same name as the command you typed and tries to execure it. /bin and /usr/bin are used to store commonly used executable files such as ls, grep, chmod, etc.

2. Because the `` quotes are command substitution quotes. the shell will execute the command between them and then substitute is ouput in place of `command` as if you had typed it. `date` tries to run a command named whatever date outputs on your system.

3. Its easiest to use three seperate commands. If it takes longer to figure out how to do something in one command than it takes to type 3 and computing resources aren't an issue because you are only going to do it once or you have a tiny amount of data, why waste your time trying to figure out how to make a complex command work?
Code:
cat foo1 > newfile
somecommand >> newfile
cat foo2 >> newfile

4. ${d-*} means if d is unset then assign * to d. see the parameter expansion section of the ksh, sh, or bash man page for more info.

5. yes
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LEARN ABOUT ULTRIX

lmfsetup

lmfsetup(8)						      System Manager's Manual						       lmfsetup(8)

Name
       lmfsetup - License Management Facility PAK registration script

Syntax
       /etc/lmfsetup [ template ]

Description
       The  script allows you to register data supplied by a Product Authorization Key (PAK).  The script prompts you for the data associated with
       each of the fields on a PAK.  When all the data has been entered, the License Management Facility (LMF) ensures there are  entries  against
       all  the mandatory fields, and that the Checksum validates all the license data.  If the data has been entered correctly, the PAK is regis-
       tered in the License Database.  If the data has been entered incorrectly, the appropriate error message is displayed and you are given  the
       opportunity to re-enter the data.

       The template option allows you to register license data from templates in A template containing a partially complete PAK is created by some
       products as part of their installation process.	The script only prompts you for data on the fields that are empty in the template.  If the
       script cannot find the specified template in it searches the current directory.

       The  script  is	provided as an alternative to the command.  This displays a template, which includes the fields on the PAK, and invokes an
       editor so that you can add the license data to the appropriate field.  The command also allows errors to be corrected without having to re-
       enter all the data.

See Also
       lmf(8)
       Guide to Software Licensing

																       lmfsetup(8)
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