[Info-vax] How do I make zip, unzip etc. available to all users?

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On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 10:54:17 +0100
Jan-Erik Soderholm via Info-vax <info-vax at rbnsn.com> wrote:

> Den 2016-01-05 kl. 16:13, skrev lists at openmailbox.org:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I downloaded copies of zip, unzip etc. from various freeware archives.
> > How do I make these and other executables available to all users?
> >
> > Where should these kinds of programs be placed in the system and how do
> > I modify whatever logon proc(s) to allow them to be used?
> >
> 
> I have a "disk" called "UTIL:" where all tools and freeware are stored.
> 
> $ sh log util
>     "UTIL" = "DSA100:[UTIL.]" (LNM$SYSTEM_TABLE)
> $
> 
> $ d util:[000000]*.dir
> 
> Directory UTIL:[000000]
> 
> BAT.DIR;1                                        1   6-JAN-2002
> 21:34:33.48 ...
> UNZIP.DIR;1                                     10   6-JAN-2002
> 20:56:22.76 ...
> ZIP.DIR;1                                        6   6-JAN-2002
> 20:20:54.27
> 
> Total of 73 files, 168 blocks.
> 
> 
> Then a common COM file to define all symbols:
> 
> $ typ util:[000000]util_symbols.com
> $!
> $ zip       :== $util:[zip]zip.axp_exe
> $ unzip     :== $util:[unzip]unzip.axp_exe
> ...
> $ bat       :== $util:[bat]bat
> ...
> $
> 
> 
> Finaly an entry in SYS$MANAGER:SYLOGIN.COM to run that
> COM file:
> 
> $ search sys$manager:sylogin.com util
> $ @util:[000000]util_symbols
> 
> A new "utility" can be put into a new directory and the common
> COM file updated. No logon COM files has to be modified.

Thank you, this looks very helpful.

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