"." in csh search path

[CA1309511]

Hello all,
just to verify does "." means in the search path to search current directory before searching in the directory path ?
In Tru64 when user login .login or .cshrc or .profile whats the order ?

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

HI Masroor,

# Do not put "." in PATH; it is a potential security breach.

Yes the . in the $PATH variable means it will surch the current working dir before searching the other PATH env.

Depends on what kind of shell they will use.

ksh -> /etc/profile $HOME/.profile $HOME/.kshrc

csh -> /etc/profile $HOME/.login $HOME/.cshrc

http://www.iam.fmph.uniba.sk/linux/guide/node23.html

Hope this helps,
Robert-Jan

[Alex Lavrov.]

It depends where "." positioned in search path. If it first than yes, it will search the current dir first.


If it's C-shell:
.cshrc
.login

If it's Bourne shell (sh/bash):
.profile


Alex.