Re: linux---CAN ANYONE HELP???
- Posted by Raude Riwal <RAUDER at THMULTI.COM> Jul 06, 1999
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To see your actual path, type <set> (without arguments) it will display all your variables. <ls -al > will show your hidden files. if you don't have a .bash_profile, you can simply copy it: cp /etc/profile ./bash_profile Then edit the file and add the lines: export EUDIR="/...yourpath.../euphoria" PATH="/...yourpath.../euphoria/bin:." and don't forget to export PATH after setting it. to make it active, you can logout and login again, or source it: . .bash_profile Some points: Note that if you log in as root, the current directory is NOT in the path. to run a program, you must give the entire or relative path: ./myprog linux is CASE SENSITIVE !! usually caps are used for environment variables. if your shell is not bash, it won't source your bash_profile... copy it to .profile and .ksh_profile . if your shell is csh, then the syntax is different: add the lines set path=(. /bin /usr/bin /usr/euphoria/bin ....... ) setenv EUDIR /usr/euphoria in the .cshrc file. To get it active, <source .cshrc> instead of <. .profile> setenv shows the environment variables set shows normal variables problems with vi ? Escape to get out of editing. If your Escape key doesn't work, i think you can try Ctl<[> . <shift>ZZ to save and quit, or :wq if you prefer... :q! to quit without saving, i for insert, x deletes one char, dd one line... cw changes one word (till you push Escape); R for overwriting; o to create a new line... lot of fun. Good luck! and dont hesitate... Riwal Raude rauder at thmulti.com > -----Original Message----- > From: MB King [SMTP:boot_me at GEOCITIES.COM] > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 12:53 AM > To: EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU > Subject: Re: linux---CAN ANYONE HELP??? > > Here is my original message at the bottom... > I have x windows working basically, and linux loads...etc. > but I can't figure out how to execute exu or even ed under exu. > how do I change the profile of my system so that it has the paths in it? > > > my profile looks kind of like this (file is named PROFILE and is in the > ETC > folder) > > # /etc/profile: This file contains system-wide defaults used by > # all Bourne (and related) shells. > > # Set the values for some environment variables: > export OPENWINHOME=/usr/openwin > export MINICOM="-c on" > export > MANPATH=/usr/local/man:/usr/man/preformat:/usr/man:/usr/X11R6/man:/usr/ope > nw > in/man > export HOSTNAME="`cat /etc/HOSTNAME`" > export LESSOPEN="|lesspipe.sh %s" > export LESS="-M" > export MOZILLA_HOME=/usr/lib/netscape > > # Set the default system $PATH: > PATH="$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin:$OPENWINHOME/bin:/usr/games" > > # For non-root users, add the current directory to the search path: > if [ ! $UID = 0 ]; then > PATH="$PATH:." > fi > > I am not sure how to add this too it though. I found no local copy of a > bash_profile. > > you need to: > > 1. add euphoria/bin to your PATH > > 2. create an environment variable: EUDIR > > > What am I doing wrong? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: MB King <boot_me at GEOCITIES.COM> > To: EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU> > Date: Monday, July 05, 1999 11:03 AM > Subject: linux > > > >Hi all, > > I have been trying for 2 weeks (on weekends) to get a running copy > of > >slackware running, because I don't want to have to buy another copy of > linux > >( I have an old slackware disk)...anyway...I downloaded Zip Slack wich is > >designed specifically to fit in less than 100 megs of space, and has a > bunch > >of stuff in it for Iomega devices. > > I have it running, but can't seem to get it to recognize exu as an > >executable file, even though the executable bits on the file itself are > set. > >I looked for that ".bash_profile" file in my home directory, and do not > find > >it, although ".bash_history" is there. > > I do know that there is a way of viewing your paths that are set in > >Linux, is there also a way to set them? > > I have tried to run the file a number of ways, including: > > > >just typing exu > >running it from midnight commander > >typing the full path > >/home/monty1/euphoria/bin/exu ed.ex > > > >what do I have to do? This Linux is 4.0 > > > >Any help is appreciated. > >Thanks > >Monty in Oregon