From: Abramson, Stuart (SAbramson@Wabtec.com)
Date: Tue Dec 02 2003 - 12:03:56 EST
-----Original Message-----
From: Anil Rajapure [mailto:anil_unix1975@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 11:54 AM
To: Abramson, Stuart
Subject: Re: [HPADM] Summary: Breaking up my $PATH into separate lines
I do this.
echo $PATH|tr ":" "\n"|pg
--- "Abramson, Stuart" <SAbramson@Wabtec.com> wrote:
> Thanks to:
>
> Julius Szelagiewicz
> Bill Thompson
> Brett Geer
>
> Julius:
>
> Stuart,
>
> this is easy:
>
> echo $PATH|sed -e 's/:/\^J/g' > pathtoedit
>
> will create file pathtoedit that contains each element in
> a separate line, edit it, and when you are done:
>
> paste -s -d":" pathtoedit
>
> that's it. julius
>
>
> Brett's:
>
> yes, awk could well do this
>
> echo $PATH | awk -F":" '{for (loop=1;loop <=
> NF;loop++) printf
> $loop}'
>
> brett
>
>
> Bill's:
>
>
>
>
>
> Stuart,
>
> Here's a Perl script I wrote some time ago. By default it breaks $PATH
> into separate lines but you can specify any environmental variable
> (such as
> MANPATH) as well:
>
> - - - - - - - - - - snip - - - - - - - - - - #!/usr/bin/perl # # 05/00
> wht;
> v1.00: Created
>
#***************************************************************************
> **
> # showpath
>
#***************************************************************************
> **
> #
> # PURPOSE
> # shows the current path as separate line items
> #
> # SYNTAX
> # showpath [ENV_VAR]
> #
>
#***************************************************************************
> **
> #
>
> $0 =~ s:^.*/::; # program name
> $VERSION = "1.00"; # version
>
>
>
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> # Main Routine
> #
> ShowPath: {
>
> if ( @ARGV ) { $VAR = $ARGV[0]; }
> else { $VAR = "PATH"; }
>
> die "$0: \$$VAR not defined\n" unless ( $ENV{$VAR} );
>
> print "$VAR:\n";
>
> foreach ( split(/:/,$ENV{$VAR}) ) { print "
> $_\n"; }
>
> } #END ShowPath
> - - - - - - - - - - snip - - - - - - - - - -
>
>
> Bill Thompson
>
> Sr UNIX Systems Administrator
>
> The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
>
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> Brett's:
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julius Szelagiewicz [mailto:julius@turtle.com]
>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 10:53 AM
> To: Abramson, Stuart
> Subject: Re: [HPADM] Breaking up my $PATH into separate lines
>
> Stuart,
> this is easy: echo $PATH|sed -e 's/:/\^J/g' > pathtoedit will create
> file pathtoedit that contains each element in a separate line, edit
> it, and when you are done: paste -s -d":" pathtoedit that's it. julius
>
> On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Abramson, Stuart wrote:
>
> > Hpux-admins:
> >
> > I want to separate and sort my $PATH, which is
> getting way out of hand
> > on some of our machines:
> >
> > # echo $PATH
> >
>
/usr/sbin/:/usr/bin/:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/contrib/bin:
> > /opt/n
> >
>
ettladm/bin:/opt/fc/bin:/opt/fcms/bin:/opt/upgrade/bin:/opt/pd/bin:/us
> > r/bin/
> >
>
X11:/usr/contrib/bin/X11:/opt/hparray/bin:/opt/resmon/bin:/opt/pred/bi
> > n:/opt
> >
>
/java1.2/bin:/opt/networker/bin:/opt/perf/bin:/opt/ignite/bin:/opt/hpn
> > p//bin
> >
>
:/opt/graphics/common/bin:/opt/java1.2/bin:/sbin:/home/root:/usr/symcli/bin:
> >
>
/usr/emc/ESN_Manager:/usr/emc/FibreZone/bin:/usr/local/bin:/home/saroot/bin:
> > /opt/perf/bin:/usr/symcli/bin:/usr/symcli64/bin/
> >
> > I seem to recall seeing some trick with:
> >
> > Either
> >
> > - awk
> > awk -F":"
> > awk {RS=":"; print $....
> > Or
> > - IFS
> > IFS=":" echo $PATH...
> >
> > Where you could break up your $PATH into
> "separate" variables and
> > sort/edit them, and then put them back together.
> >
> > Can anybody help me here?
> >
> > Stuart
> >
> > Stuart Abramson | Off: 412/825-1434 | Cell:
> 412/417-1567 | email:
> > sabramson@wabtec.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
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