Sean, when it is not working (I have not run .profile manually), it prints killsol.sh: command not found as expected. When I have run .profile manually, it executes properly and the is no cli output as I designed. james, i get /bin/bash as my shell kitepilot, I get bash On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 1:36 PM, wrote: > Or: > echo $0 > ET > > James Mcphee writes: > >> dash uses /etc/profile, ~/.profile, and $ENV (if available). grep your >> username from /etc/passwd to find your shell. >> >> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 12:04 PM, sean wrote: >> >>> No, we want the output of : >>> which killsol.sh >>> "which" tells you where "killsol.sh" is in your path. >>> And by "doesn't work" I mean when it is apparently not found in your >>> path. I want to see what "which" says when your shell does not run >>> "killsol.sh" by itself. >>> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 11:59 AM, Dazed_75 wrote: >>> > Sean, there is no output from killsol.sh. It either kills the desired >>> > process or does nothing. And it DOES work when it actually gets run. >>> > >>> > Nathan, .profile actually checks to see if the is a .bashrc and if so, >>> runs >>> > it so putting in what you suggest would create an infinite loop. BUT, >>> you >>> > gave me a clue. I think ubuntu actually uses dash for the login shell >>> > though bash is the default user shell. THAT may be why .profile does >>> not >>> > get run for the login shell. >>> > >>> > >>> > On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Nathan England < >>> plug-discuss@nmecs.com >>> > >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> I know different shells source different files when started, I'm >>> curious >>> >> to know which shell you are using. >>> >> (konsole, gnome-terminal, ...) >>> >> >>> >> If it works after sourcing your .profile then I would bet you need to >>> have >>> >> a .bashrc file with a line that says source ~/.profile. >>> >> >>> >> Like Kitepilot, I too am curious to know what >>> >> >>> >> which foo.sh >>> >> or >>> >> whereis foo.sh >>> >> >>> >> tells us. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On 2/27/2014 8:24 AM, Dazed_75 wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Prior to mu sourcing .profile, those commands showed nothing. Once I >>> ran >>> >> . .profile, I get what I expected: >>> >> >>> >> larry@hammerhead:~$ 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). 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