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TCSH / CSH: set vs setenv Command Differences

by on August 12, 2012 · 2 comments

I‘ve recently started to use FreeBSD operating system with tcsh (c shell clone) shell. I noticed that both set and setenv command set shell user environment. What’s the difference between the SET and SETENV commands?

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Linux / Unix Shell Script: Get Current User Name

by on April 9, 2012 · 0 comments

I am working on a shell script. I need to find out the current user name. How do I find out the current user name under Bash or Ksh shell running on Linux or Unix like operating systems?

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Linux: TMOUT To Automatically Log Users Out

by on May 18, 2011 · 1 comment

How do I auto Logout my shell user in Linux after certain minutes of inactivity?

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