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~oracle<br />
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means the &nbsp;home directory of the oracle user, &nbsp;NOT necessarily the samething as an ORACLE_HOME (and probably not)<br />
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probably something like<br />
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/home/oracle<br />
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~oracle

means the  home directory of the oracle user,  NOT necessarily the samething as an ORACLE_HOME (and probably not)


probably something like

/home/oracle



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Where would I set the environment variables for Oracle SID so that I don't have to keep entering each time a terminal window is opened?
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Where would I set the environment variables for Oracle SID so that I don't have to keep entering each time a terminal window is opened?

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experts, <br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I often need to open the terminal window and set the Oracle environment for one SID. Is there a way to automate this process? I looked up the solution but the web site listed that the commands should be saved to a file ~oracle/.bash &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; where is that? The oracle home path? What directory do I place the script?<br />
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MissyMadi
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experts, 

      I often need to open the terminal window and set the Oracle environment for one SID. Is there a way to automate this process? I looked up the solution but the web site listed that the commands should be saved to a file ~oracle/.bash         where is that? The oracle home path? What directory do I place the script?

MissyMadi

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