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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.
# 2  
Old 02-04-2013
PATH is inherited by child processes from parent processes. Any processes you create after setting that path will get it.

Nothing else will. It doesn't propagate.

What exactly are you doing that does not work?
# 3  
Old 02-04-2013
I'm trying to make the below script working.

Code:
#!/usr/bin/ksh

PATH=$PATH:/opt/quest/bin

But after running the script , the PATH still remains unchanged.
Last edited by radoulov; 02-04-2013 at 06:22 PM..
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Old 02-04-2013
When you run it, it starts a new shell, changes PATH, and quits. The new shell dies immediately and takes the new PATH with it. PATH goes from parents to children, not vice versa, so it gets copied nowhere.

If you want to run the script in your own shell, source it. . ./scriptname That will set PATH in your own shell, not a new one.
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