11.10. Storing Scripts

After creating successful scripts, it is customary to collect them in a common script directory and change your path so that the scripts can be executed from any location.

Example 11.47. 
1  > mkdir ~/bin
2  > mv myscript ~/bin
3  > vi .login
   
   In .login reset the path to add ~/bin.
4      set path = ( /usr/ucb /usr /usr/etc ~/bin . )
5  (At command line)
   > source .login

Explanation

  1. Make a directory under your home directory called bin, or any other name you choose.

  2. Move any error-free scripts into the bin directory. Putting buggy scripts here will just cause problems.

  3. Go into your login file and reset the path.

  4. The new path contains the directory ~/bin, which is where the shell will look for executable programs. Because it is near ...

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