linux shell script

Micky12345 · 02-26-2012, 07:42 AM

i have a file called hello.sh
i want to put in .login file so that hello.sh script will be executed each time i log in

weibullguy · 02-26-2012, 08:16 AM

Put a line in your .login to execute the script. If hello.sh is in your $PATH, all that is needed is hello.sh. If hello.sh is not in your $PATH, put the full path to hello.sh.

catkin · 02-26-2012, 10:16 AM

In case you are using the bash shell (most likely) then the names of the files used to configure a login session are given here and do not include .login

If you want hello.sh to run at login then weibullguy's suggestion will work. If you want it to run when you start a terminal emulator in the desktop then you need to use ~/.bashrc instead.

Micky12345 · 02-26-2012, 06:59 PM

i want to run it each time i log in.

sory to ask how to put my file into .login using $path

weibullguy · 02-26-2012, 08:09 PM

What directory does hello.sh live in? Just put the absolute path in your .login file. For example, put /usr/bin/hello.sh in your .login file if hello.sh lives in /usr/bin.

Micky12345 · 02-27-2012, 05:43 AM

DID YOU MEAN TO COPY??/
but where does this login file exists??
can you show me one example

weibullguy · 02-27-2012, 08:25 AM

In your home directory, issue the following command

Code:

ls -a

Post the results of that command in this thread.

Micky12345 · 02-27-2012, 09:37 PM

ya i used the above command but i couldn't see any file named login

catkin · 02-27-2012, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Micky12345

ya i used the above command but i couldn't see any file named login

Read post 3 of this thread.

weibullguy · 02-28-2012, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Micky12345

ya i used the above command but i couldn't see any file named login

Yeah, I'm not surprised. I asked you to post the results so we could figure out what shell you were using. I agree with catkin, you're probably using bash. Well, good luck.