environment variables

Linux / Unix Shell: Set Default Printer

by Vivek Gite on January 29, 2012 · 0 comments

How do I set default printer in my Bash shell under CentOS Linux or FreeBSD unix desktop operating systems?

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Linux: Set Environment Variable

by Vivek Gite on April 14, 2011 · 4 comments

Bash shell is used for various purposes under Linux. How do I customize the shell environment variable under Linux operating systems?

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I noticed that many shell scripts in /etc/init.d/ directory use the following syntax:

echo $“Usage $prog start|stop|reload|restart”

Why a double-quoted string preceded by a dollar sign ($”string”) using the echo command under Linux / UNIX bash scripts?

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While using mv or rm command I get command line length error (Argument list too long error). How do I find out current running shell command line length limitations? How do I overcomes these limitations while writing UNIX / BSD / Linux shell utilities?

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FreeBSD Display Environment Settings

by Vivek Gite on March 17, 2008 · 1 comment

Q. How do I display shell environment settings under FreeBSD operating systems?

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