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creating a batch file.
Posted on 2006-06-21
How do I creat a linux batch file and / or script that at at login time would set up my sessions environment so that the following "new" commands could be used for the standard linux operting systems commands.
Upon login system prompt is changed to YOURLASTNAME>
Linux commands are expanded to include your customized commands
display contents ofa directory =>mycd
display date and time=>mydt
logoff=>myexit
Upon login system prompt is changed to YOURLASTNAME>
Linux commands are expanded to include your customized commands
display contents ofa directory =>mycd
display date and time=>mydt
logoff=>myexit
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Hi,
> Upon login system prompt is changed to YOURLASTNAME>
in your .bash_profile:
LNAME=yourlastname
PS1='${yourlastname}>'
> display contents ofa directory =>mycd
in your .bash_profile:
alias mycd='ls $1'
> display date and time=>mydt
in your .bash_profile:
alias mydt='date'
The last one might be a bit tricky.. are you using XWindows? or just console?
> logoff=>myexit
in your .bash_profile:
alias myexit='exit'
> Upon login system prompt is changed to YOURLASTNAME>
in your .bash_profile:
LNAME=yourlastname
PS1='${yourlastname}>'
> display contents ofa directory =>mycd
in your .bash_profile:
alias mycd='ls $1'
> display date and time=>mydt
in your .bash_profile:
alias mydt='date'
The last one might be a bit tricky.. are you using XWindows? or just console?
> logoff=>myexit
in your .bash_profile:
alias myexit='exit'
I guess I have no clue about this program. So please help me out. What screen should I be on to eneable me see the login and type these information in?
How do I create the .bash_profile?
Do I include > like you have on here or not?
Thanks for your help in advance
How do I create the .bash_profile?
Do I include > like you have on here or not?
Thanks for your help in advance
Since you are asking in Linux Programing area, I am assuming that you are using Linux? Do you know which distribution are you using? Are you using X-Windows or just console?
I have not done this before. But I was asked to create a file using pico text editor. I did do that but then the second part is what i have a problem with. I usually go thru the following steps in my windows XP to get into the system I am using:
start
run
type cmd
at prompt type telnet gator.uhd.edu
after that I type in all the scripts and create my directories
then at the prompt I type pico
this then takes me to a blank screen
So I don't know if that is a hard way to do it.
I need a straight forward instruction that is something better than what I am doing now with this pico thing.
start
run
type cmd
at prompt type telnet gator.uhd.edu
after that I type in all the scripts and create my directories
then at the prompt I type pico
this then takes me to a blank screen
So I don't know if that is a hard way to do it.
I need a straight forward instruction that is something better than what I am doing now with this pico thing.
ok since you have only telnet access you can only use pico, or vi. pico is much much simpler then vi, so stick with pico. Do as usual telnet into gator.uhd.edu. After that, could you do a ls -l ~/ and see if there is a .bash_profile or .bashrc or .profile in there?
you can use pico:
$ pico .profile
However, since I am not sure which Unix system you are using and which shell you are using, I am not sure if those things that I do will work. You have to know what shell you are dealing with.
$ pico .profile
However, since I am not sure which Unix system you are using and which shell you are using, I am not sure if those things that I do will work. You have to know what shell you are dealing with.
echo $SHELL
and use
uname -a
to get a list of the kernel type and version, which can also be useful. And, for the record, .bashrc is only going to show up if you use the command
ls -al
Hope this helps.
and use
uname -a
to get a list of the kernel type and version, which can also be useful. And, for the record, .bashrc is only going to show up if you use the command
ls -al
Hope this helps.
# anthing below without a leading # is a command to type in when you logged in via telnet
cd ~
pico .bachrc
# now you're in pico, add all following lines down to but excluding #EOpico, then save the file and exit pico
LNAME=`awk -F: '/^'$USER'/{print $5}' /etc/passwd | awk '{print $2}'`
PS1='${yourlastname}>'
alias mycd='ls -la'
alias mydt='date'
alias myexit='exit'
#EOpico
# logout and log in again, then your commands should be available
cd ~
pico .bachrc
# now you're in pico, add all following lines down to but excluding #EOpico, then save the file and exit pico
LNAME=`awk -F: '/^'$USER'/{print $5}' /etc/passwd | awk '{print $2}'`
PS1='${yourlastname}>'
alias mycd='ls -la'
alias mydt='date'
alias myexit='exit'
#EOpico
# logout and log in again, then your commands should be available
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