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Shell Functions and Path Variables, Part 3

Issue 73

From Issue #73
May 2000

May 01, 2000  By Stephen Collyer
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A continuation of our introduction to path variables and elements.
Conclusion

UNIX can present a bewildering array of tools and techniques, and it's almost impossible for any individual to be intimately familiar with all of them. In my experience, the best developers carry around a large bag of simple but useful techniques and are able to combine them rapidly into a working solution. You don't need to know every detail of every tool to do useful work, but you do need a bag of tricks you understand.

Please feel free to use any of the ideas I've described in this series. You can get a hold of the source code to the shell functions from www.netspinner.co.uk/Downloads/pathfunc.tgz. Let me know if you find any bugs, would like a new feature added, or make an improvement.

Stephen Collyer (stephen@twocats.demon.co.uk) is a freelance software developer working in the UK. His interests include scripting languages and distributed and thread-based systems. Occasionally, he finds the time to talk to his wife and two remarkably attractive and highly intelligent children.

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Source Code Availability - pathfunc.tgz

Rick Lantaigne's picture
Submitted by Rick Lantaigne (not verified) on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 09:54.

Great article! Can the code be made available?? Email will do.
Thanks,
Rick

Where's the source code?

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 09/22/2007 - 11:05.

The ftp link at the end is password protected. Shouldn't it be open to the public?

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