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Old 02-04-2013
Unable to set PATH through ksh shell

I'm trying to set path for the current session but it is not doing so.
It works perfectly on command line though.

Code:
#!/usr/bin/ksh

PATH=$PATH:/opt/quest/bin

Is there any specific way to set path on korn?

Last edited by joeyg; 02-04-2013 at 04:37 PM.. Reason: Highlight code, and then click on CodeTags to mark commands and data.
 

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suspend(1)							   User Commands							suspend(1)

NAME
suspend - shell built-in function to halt the current shell SYNOPSIS
sh suspend csh suspend ksh suspend DESCRIPTION
sh Stops the execution of the current shell (but not if it is the login shell). csh Stop the shell in its tracks, much as if it had been sent a stop signal with ^Z. This is most often used to stop shells started by su. ksh Stops the execution of the current shell (but not if it is the login shell). ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWcsu | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
csh(1), kill(1), ksh(1), sh(1), su(1M), attributes(5) SunOS 5.11 15 Apr 1994 suspend(1)
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