Create a symbolic link in usr/local/bin with the filename you want them to use.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Hemond, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 9:11 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Users executing perl scripts > > > Hi people, > > I have finished some little perl scripts that gives basic > infos to my users. I want to make these perl scripts > available to all users (so I would probably put them in > /usr/local/bin). > > However, my perl scripts has the .pl extension, and I would > like them to keep this extension for finding purposes (like > if I need to find all .pl files are in /usr/local for > example). The users are used to enter a command without > having to type the extension (ls, who, etc.) so that wouldn't > be a good idea for them to call my perl script with the > extension. What would be the best thing to do if I don't > wanna lose the .pl extension? > > ** I personnaly think it wouldn`t be a good idea to include > aliases in the users .profile, because each time I would > finish a new script I would have to > modify their .profile each time. > > Thanks in advance for your help, > > Best regards, > > Steve Hemond > Programmeur Analyste / Analyst Programmer > Smurfit-Stone, Ressources Forestieres > La Tuque, P.Q. > Tel.: (819) 676-8100 X2833 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
