No, we want the output of : which killsol.sh "which" tells you where "killsol.sh" is in your path. And by "doesn't work" I mean when it is apparently not found in your path. I want to see what "which" says when your shell does not run "killsol.sh" by itself. On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 11:59 AM, Dazed_75 wrote: > Sean, there is no output from killsol.sh. It either kills the desired > process or does nothing. And it DOES work when it actually gets run. > > Nathan, .profile actually checks to see if the is a .bashrc and if so, runs > it so putting in what you suggest would create an infinite loop. BUT, you > gave me a clue. I think ubuntu actually uses dash for the login shell > though bash is the default user shell. THAT may be why .profile does not > get run for the login shell. > > > On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Nathan England > wrote: >> >> >> I know different shells source different files when started, I'm curious >> to know which shell you are using. >> (konsole, gnome-terminal, ...) >> >> If it works after sourcing your .profile then I would bet you need to have >> a .bashrc file with a line that says source ~/.profile. >> >> Like Kitepilot, I too am curious to know what >> >> which foo.sh >> or >> whereis foo.sh >> >> tells us. >> >> >> >> On 2/27/2014 8:24 AM, Dazed_75 wrote: >> >> Prior to mu sourcing .profile, those commands showed nothing. Once I ran >> . .profile, I get what I expected: >> >> larry@hammerhead:~$ which killsol.sh >> /home/larry/bin/killsol.sh >> larry@hammerhead:~$ type killsol.sh >> killsol.sh is /home/larry/bin/killsol.sh >> larry@hammerhead:~$ >> >> so the question really comes down to why is .profile not being run on >> login (I already said I do not have the two files which might prevent it). >> This is Ubuntu 12.04 BTW. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 6:50 AM, wrote: >>> >>> Pls show the output of: >>> which foo.sh >>> or >>> type foo.sh >>> ET >>> >>> >>> Dazed_75 writes: >>>> >>>> I thought $PATH contained the series of paths searched to find an >>>> executable file by the name specified on the command line. Specifically >>>> if >>>> my $ENV contains a $PATH which reads: >>>> /home/larry/bin: >>>> that an executable file like foo.sh found in /home/larry/bin/ could be >>>> run >>>> by simply typing foo.sh on the command line. What am I doing wrong as >>>> it >>>> does not work though it does if I type ./bin/foo.sh while in >>>> /home/larry/? >>>> -- >>>> Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry >>>> Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages to >>>> multiple recipients, use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy). Remove addresses >>>> from a forwarded message body before clicking Send. >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry >> >> Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages to >> multiple recipients, use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy). Remove addresses from >> a forwarded message body before clicking Send. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -- > Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry > > Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages to > multiple recipients, use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy). Remove addresses from > a forwarded message body before clicking Send. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss