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How to save a path in command prompt to recall it later.
How can I save a path to my favorites in command prompt to recall it later?


  
Total Answers and Comments: 2 Last Update: March 09, 2008     Asked by: ferrarigf 
  
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January 04, 2008 07:35:54   #1  
Susil Kumar Member Since: January 2008   Contribution: 11    
RE: How to save a path in command prompt to recall it later.

Assign the path to a variable except the environment variables. The variable will hold the value throughout the session. The scope is only to the shell it has been assigned at.

Steps:
              To set

                 $ <variable>=<path_to_be_specified>
              
              To recall it...

                 $ echo $<variable>

               Ex:  $ pathvar=`pwd`
                       $ echo $pathvar


 
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March 09, 2008 12:20:47   #2  
vishpri Member Since: March 2008   Contribution: 16    
RE: How to save a path in command prompt to recall it later.
we have an additional command in AIX to obtaine previously used path or command at the command line without assigning that path to a variable

run set -o vi  command at command prompt.

this will open a new shell with vi editor enabled.

then press esc button to ensure that u r in command mode.
then press k key on the keyboard and so on .
these will recall ur previous commands.


Also we can use history command at command line to view all previously used commands or paths or open sh_history file in ur home directory.
 
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