On 19Mar2006 22:57, Mostafa Z. Afgani <mostafa.afgani@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | Mostafa Z. Afgani wrote: | >2. From your shell | > $ alias uname='/tmp/unamemod' | >done. Now $(uname -r) from that console will report 2.4.20 | | Oops .. looks like I spoke too soon <embarrassed> .. won't work when | uname is called from a script .. Yep. | So, as Craig said, modifying the script | is your best bet .. of course you could still create the unamemod script | and then link that to /bin/uname temporarily -- but I guess that's more | trouble than it's worth ;) I have on occasion made a /tmp/bin/uname script as you describe and put /tmp/bin at the front of $PATH. It is easier to modify the install script usually, but I have had to deal with things whose install scripts unpack archives that contain install scripts, and so it's easier to put a special uname (or whatever) in and hack $PATH. Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ Newtons 4th law: For every action there is an equal and opposite beaureaucratic policy. - Adrian Tritschler, ajft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
