Specifying which . files run with rah (Linux and UNIX)

This topics lists the . files that are run if no prefix sequence is specified.

Note: The information in this section applies to Linux® and UNIX operating systems only.

P: .profile
E: File named in $RAHENV (probably .kshrc)
K: Same as E
PE: .profile followed by file named in $RAHENV (probably .kshrc)
B: Same as PE
N: None (or Neither)

Note: If your login shell is not a Korn shell, any dot files you specify to be executed are executed in a Korn shell process, and so must conform to Korn shell syntax. So, for example, if your login shell is a C shell, to have your .cshrc environment set up for commands executed by rah, you should either create a Korn shell INSTHOME/.profile equivalent to your .cshrc and specify in your INSTHOME/.cshrc:

  setenv RAHDOTFILES P

or you should create a Korn shell INSTHOME/.kshrc equivalent to your .cshrc and specify in your INSTHOME/.cshrc:

  setenv RAHDOTFILES E
  setenv RAHENV INSTHOME/.kshrc

Also, it is your .cshrc must not write to stdout if there is no tty (as when invoked by rsh). You can ensure this by enclosing any lines which write to stdout by, for example,

  if { tty -s } then echo "executed .cshrc";
  endif