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Old 09-27-2005
enviorment variable
Hi ,

I am begginer to UNIX. when i want to run korn shell script i run ./test.sh and then enter it would run. But when i run test.sh and enter it would not run. What setting or enviorment variable i would change in order to run with out giving ./ to run any shell script.

Thanks in adavance

sam70
# 2  
Old 09-27-2005
You can have to had the directory where the test.sh is to the PATH.
Something like this:
PATH=$PATH:/home/user/directory_where_the_test.sh_is
export PATH

This works, until you restart again.
# 3  
Old 09-27-2005
You should add the full path to your .profile file in your home directory then you'll be fine. This way, you won't have to do it again when you re-open your session.
# 4  
Old 09-27-2005
profile file
hi,

Yes i understood to add path in .profile . but what path i should add in .profile.

Thanks
# 5  
Old 09-28-2005
The PATH where your file is. Look in your /etc/profile file and you'll find something like

PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/contrib/bin:/opt/sudo/bin...

Just add the path of your file at the end.

When you will be opening a new session, type the following to see the content of your PATH variable that should include your new PATH :

echo $PATH
# 6  
Old 09-29-2005
Or you add a . to your PATH environment variable, so that you will always find files that are in your current directory. Something like...

export PATH=.:$PATH
 
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