Thanks, but I have Bash_profile or bash-profile (no bash_profile)
see below
Should I use bash-profile and put the export commands after
export PAGER LESS TERMCAP----------etc.? or ?
[andrew@localhost startup-files]$ more bash-profile
# This is the filename where your incoming mail arrives.
MAIL=~/mbox
MAILCHECK=30
HISTFILE=~/.history/history.$HOSTNAME
PATH1=/usr/homes/chet/bin.$HOSTTYPE:/usr/local/bin/gnu:
PATH2=/usr/local/bin:/usr/ucb:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:.
PATH3=/usr/bin:/usr/new/bin:/usr/contrib/bin
PATH=$PATH1:$PATH2:$PATH3
EDITOR=/usr/local/bin/ce VISUAL=/usr/local/bin/ce
FCEDIT=/usr/local/bin/ce
SHELL=${SHELL:-${BASH:-/bin/bash}}
PAGER=/usr/local/bin/less
LESS='-i -e -M -P%t?f%f :stdin .?pb%pb\%:?lbLine %lb:?bbByte %bb:-...'
#
# Bogus 1003.2 variables. This should really be in /etc/profile
#
LOGNAME=${USER-$(whoami)}
TZ=US/Eastern
export HOME VISUAL EDITOR MAIL SHELL PATH TERM
export PAGER LESS TERMCAP HISTSIZE HISTFILE MAIL MAILCHECK LOGNAME TZ
PS1="${HOSTNAME}\$ "
PS2='> '
export PS1 PS2
umask 022
if [ -f /unix ] ; then
stty intr ^c # bogus
fi
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ] ; then
. ~/.bashrc
fi
[andrew@localhost startup-files]$
On Tue, 2004-02-17 at 20:49, Raghu V Vadapalli wrote:
> copy these two lines to your ~/.bash_profile and you are
> all set with your environment.
> export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/j2re1.4.2_03
> export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
>
> But if you want to start java -jar * that's a different story as you
> have to work on init scripts. As long as you want just a launcher
> copying these two lines is good enough.
>
>
> On Tue, 2004-02-17 at 15:33, Andrew Levey wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Some help needed with
> >
> > Set environment and
> >
> > Application launcher
> >
> >
> > I want to use the html editor Arachnophilia 5.2 build 1959 (12/08/2003)
> > (Java)
> >
> > ( I used the vers. 4 (not java) on windows before switching to Fedora
> > Linux)
> >
> > I installed the Java runtime j2re-1_4_2_03-linux.i586.rpm from the sun
> > site and downloaded Arachnophilia.jar
> >
> >
> > After changing the environment :
> >
> > export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/j2re1.4.2_03
> >
> > export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
> >
> >
> > In the arachnophilia directory entering :
> >
> > java -jar Arachnophilia.jar
> >
> > Everything runs tickety boo
> >
> >
> > How do I automate this ?
> >
> >
> > The environment changes are lost when the terminal window is closed
> >
> > Do I need a script to make these changes for each session ?
> >
> > Should it be scripted somewhere ? (how?)
> >
> >
> > I also want to run a launcher on the desktop for the application. I
> > presume I need a script to run java -jar Arachnophilia jar from the
> > arachnophilia directory ?
> >
> >
> > The arachnophilia website suggests a plain text desktop shortcut:-
> >
> > [Desktop Entry]
> >
> > Exec=java -jar (path to Arachnophilia JAR file) / Arachnophilia.jar
> >
> > Name=Arachnophilia
> >
> > Type=Application
> >
> >
> > my path being /usr/local/src/arachnophilia/Arachnophilia.jar
> >
> >
> > I tried that and get : Failed to execute child process java (No such
> > file or directory)
> >
> >
> > As you can see I'm new to linux.
> >
> > All help gratefully received
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Andrew Levey
> --
>
