According to [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> I found that on our UNIX machine, we use the followin to set an environment
> variable:
>
> setenv TMPDIR=/path/to/directory
>
> So I've tried this, followed by the htmerge command. While htmerge is
> running, I do a "ps" to see the processes, and I see that htmerge has been
> re-mapped to the correct place:
>
> username 7135 7134 21 12:24:53 pts/4 0:05 /bin/sort -T
> /path/to/directory/htdig/temp= /old/wordlist/path/db.wordlist
>
> BUT... when I watch the amount of disk space, it eats it up from the "/var"
> directory... instead of the "/home" directory that I've re-routed it to?!
> Shouldn't it just use the new "TMPDIR" for storage? Is setenv the correct
> command?
For csh or tcsh, setenv is the correct command, but you're using it
incorrectly. The setenv command doesn't use an equals sign (=). The
correct usage is
setenv TMPDIR /path/to/directory
as 3 separate arguments (extra space added for emphasis only)
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Gilles R. Detillieux E-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Spinal Cord Research Centre WWW: http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/~grdetil
Dept. Physiology, U. of Manitoba Phone: (204)789-3766
Winnipeg, MB R3E 3J7 (Canada) Fax: (204)789-3930
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