Re: 4 queries

["Rahul Jindal" <rahulj@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

setting the path and other things are not only for programming purposes.

and i did get the answer to setting the path, its
PATH=$PATH:<new-path>

thanks anyway.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Suresh Ramasubramanian" <mallet@xxxxxxx>
To: <linux-india-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 6:38 AM
Subject: Re: [LIG] 4 queries


> [please dont crosspost programming queries to LIG - it's only for linux
> discussions, and possibly for flamewars <g>]
>
> Rahul Jindal [Wed, Feb 07, 2001 at 01:06:10AM +0530]:
>
> > 3. i think that "port numbers" are merely numbers, do i think right?
>
> They are numbers all right - but if you connect to that port, you should,
> normally, find something listening there (if there's a daemon running
which
> listens at that port, at least).  port 25 = smtp, so you'll see sendmail
or
> whatever running.  port 110 = pop server, and so on.
>
> > 4. how do we set path in linux; what is the analogous to this (this is
in
> > windoze) PATH=%PATH%;<new-path>. i don't want to overwrite the previous
> > path.
>
> the PATH variable can be set in /etc/profile or /etc/bashrc ...
>
> > Answers to any of the above awaited
>
> you writing an exam / assignment? :)
>
> --suresh
>
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