Re: [TCLUG:6938] More /etc/profile.d

[Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>]

Quoting ^chewie (chewie@nerp.net):
> Are you "sourcing" the scripts in your profile.d directory, or are you
> simply executing them?  There is a difference.  If you simply execute
> a shell script, any environment changes you make are local to the
> execution of the script itself.  The script is executed in a separate
> shell from your login.  If you "source" the script, however, the
> script is executed in your existing shell.  Any changes you make to
> your environment is performed to your existing shell and saved.

I am sourcing the files. Well, dropping them into /etc/profile.d on a RedHat
machine and naming them .sh or .csh get them sourced.

But I still cannot alter the path. :-(

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