On 02Dec2006 04:49, Rizwan Khan <rizwaan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: | >you can alias a command for your custom name. | What does this means??? can you plz elaborate this further, thanks It means it's a bad idea. Aliases are usually a waste of time. Generally you simply want to ensure the command executable lives in a directory in your $PATH variable. When you installed Purify, where did it put the purify executable? Supposing it put it in: /some/where/bin/purify Then you want to add "/some/where/bin" to the list of directories in your $PATH variable. You can do this immediaitely at your shell prompt like this: PATH=$PATH:/some/where/bin export PATH To make that permanent you need to put it in your $HOME/.profile (or $HOME/.bash_profile). Just add those two lines to the end of it. Then you should just be able to type "purify", and indeed any other command in /some/where/bin. Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ Magistrates think that riding on one wheel is not in full control, however if the process has continued for some time, it is a sign of above average control. It says more about magistrates than wheelies. - Performance Bikes -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
