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+ | [02] HOW DO I CONFIGURE MY ENVIRONMENT SETTINGS AT LOGIN? | ||
+ | This file (.profile) is already setup for you with some generic defaults. | ||
+ | In the file you will find information on customizing your session. | ||
+ | can edit the file directly using an editor (emacs, ed, vi or pico). | ||
+ | that any changes to the file effect future login sessions. | ||
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+ | --- UNIX Shell HACKS --- | ||
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+ | If you are using the UNIX Bourne Shell or Korn Shell, you need to | ||
+ | be aware of the " | ||
+ | as an init file by setting up various environment variables and | ||
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+ | [ ENV SETTINGS ] | ||
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+ | A typical .profile looks much like this: | ||
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+ | HZ=60 | ||
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+ | stty erase ' | ||
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+ | For both the Bourne and Korn shells, the default for PS1 is " | ||
+ | If you'd rather have the current directory for your prompt, here | ||
+ | is a ksh hack to do it. Put this function in your .kshrc file. | ||
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+ | chdir () | ||
+ | { | ||
+ | \cd ${*:-$HOME} ** PS1=" | ||
+ | } | ||
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+ | alias cd=chdir | ||
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+ | would be a hack on the PS1 environment variable itself: | ||
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+ | This hack also gives you the return code for the last command executed. | ||
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+ | For the novice user, both of these are useful. | ||
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+ | alias dir=ls -xsFb | ||
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+ | make using UNIX a little bit easier. | ||
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+ | To get a list of processes currently being run by your userid, type: | ||
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+ | ps -U $LOGNAME | ||
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+ | If you have a process running that you wish to terminate (but don't | ||
+ | have a TTY associated with it) get the pid, then use the kill command: | ||
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+ | kill -HUP (other signals include -9) | ||
+ | </ | ||
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