1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

In my /etc/profile, my $PATH variable is set as follows: $PATH =/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/etc Then how do I add an additional directory to it? say /export/home/abd/rose Please advise. Thanks! Deepali (3 Replies)

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

I need a script to be able to take a path such as "/foo/bar/thing" a put the "/foo/bar/" bit in one variable and the "thing" bit in another. I figured awk would probably be the best tool for the job but looking at the man page didn't seem to help. The only way i know how to use awk is with... (12 Replies)

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

hello., i have a .txt file. inside the .txt file i have., /home/ss/cca.costco.transaction_date /home/sk/cca.costco.transaction_date /home/st/cca.costco.transaction_date /home/sv/cca.costco.transaction_date cca.costco.transaction_date is the file name. inside the file there are some... (2 Replies)

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Definitely a unix dummy. I edited the paths in the /etc/profile file - following the instructions on an install package. Now can't use vi, cat pg ls or any other unix commands. Guess I'm in big trouble. Path reads MANPATH=/opt/hpnp/man PATH=/opt/hpnpl/bin LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/hpnp/lib ... (4 Replies)

5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hello i use bash and i added a path variable for 2 files /rscr and /uscr in /etc/profile /rscr working fine but the other one shows command not found and when i try to type whereis for scripts in /rscr it shows them but the other one shows nothing... thanks :b: (3 Replies)

6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

need a help, am a newbe in unix how do i locate the full path of the .profile where the environmental variable for a user is set. thanks (6 Replies)

7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

This is on a Solaris 9 box, but I feel like a noob, so I am posting here. When I echo $PATH I get a lot of duplicate paths and extra stuff I don't need. What I want is just what I set up in my home dir under .profile My login shell=/bin/bash I checked the following and there are no path... (1 Reply)

8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I would like to modify my .profile PATH to include all subdirectories of the directory I specify. For example, right now I have PATH=$HOME/tier1 Tier1 has a tier2 directory in it. Right now I can execute files from tier1, but not tier2. I know I can add another path with $HOME/tier1/tier2,... (1 Reply)

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hallo Team, I have a big file and the sample looks like below: 0105550 0105550 0105550 0105550 0105550 0125550 0125550 0125550 0125550 0125550 0215650 0215650 0215650 0215650 0215650 0315550 (3 Replies)