1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

hi , i added ls -F to .profile. and i need to do ./.profile for the effect to take effect BUT i didnt and YET the next day when i came to work and log in, the changes took effect. i am on aix. please explain.. thanks (4 Replies)

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I'm trying to update my profile with a temp e-mail address. This is a hotmail e-mail address and it wont allow it. The reason for this is I've changed my service with my ISP since I've moved :D and well I've gone form Cable to DSL :mad: Now my e-mail accounts are still there but I can't... (4 Replies)

3. SCO

what is the difference between these two lines, if we use it in korn shell script: .profile .~/.profile (3 Replies)

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi I know from reading O Riley's Classic Shell Scripting' that the .profile file is " the shells configuration file" but I am unable to find a reference to what "..profile" means. I have searched on the net, Sams Teach Yourself Unix, Unix Visual Quickstart Guide and Linux in a Nutshell. I have... (2 Replies)

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, I am working on HPUX 11.11i and 11.10 boxes. My default shell is ksh. I have the following entry in my profile file HOSTNAME=`uname -n` Every time I login to the server, this is the error I get: ${HOME:-.}/.profile: syntax error: `)' unexpected The line number shown... (1 Reply)

6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

What is the difference between /etc/profile and .profile? (5 Replies)

7. Infrastructure Monitoring

Hello I really wonder what's trap in etc/profile and in each user .profile. I try to google for it but I think I have no luck. Mostly hit is SNMP traps which I think it is not the same thing. I want to know ... 1. What's a "trap 2 3" means and are there any other value I can set... (4 Replies)

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

During batch processing the following error occurs and will stop the process, ~environment_name/.profile : not found. The error happens randomly. Any ideas? (6 Replies)