Shell Programming and Scripting

I'm currently using Sun Solaris Unix. How can you make your unix bash or C script usable in all directories and subdirectories and not just the dir the script is located in? Essentially, to make it a command script as universal as a basic unix command like ls or cd.

Thanks for the help!

if bin is in env $PATH put it in bin otherwise export to path where local commands are.. this is usually bin but some systems are set up different. on my system I have my scripts set up in bin and does the the job.. if you have have scripts to input into other scripts you have written such as a sed -f , egrep -f , gawk -f script.. you may have to export the commands to env using set in the script itself so that it can access child process from the current shell.. otherwise you will need to put the /bin before the command.. .
hope that helps
moxxx68

Try this:

SunOS # ln -s /your/script /usr/bin

/usr/bin must be in the PATH Enviroment Variable

Than you can:

SunOS # pwd
/any/other/path

SunOS # script

Also have a look at the ln manpage


Hope this helps

networkfre@k

I'd suggest placing any custom site scripts within /usr/local/bin, and then adding that to the global PATH within /etc/profile for Bourne-compatibles (or /etc/csh.login, whatever). Then this is made available for all users.

This way /usr/local/bin should remain untouched in the event of an OS (or other major) upgrade, and hence all your hard work and custom scripting won't be hosed.

Cheers
ZB

thats about as clear as it will get.. !
take it from me... i get advice like that all the time.
moxxx68
cheers