vim path directory

[hok1man]

Hi guys,

I got vim in directory /apps/solaris/bin and in that directory got vi symbolic link to vim

odyssey 3 Sep 16 01:06 vi -> vim

but if I type which vim,
/apps/solaris/bin/vim

which vi,
/usr/bin/vi

I would like to redirect vi to vim, but how come doesn't work?

but if I do /apps/solaris/bin/vi, it's working and going to vim

the $PATH directory is /apps/solaris/bin first then /usr/bin

 

[Annihilannic]

Sometimes the paths to utilities are tracked by the shell so that it doesn't have to search the PATH every time. Try launching a fresh shell and see if which recognises the new location of vi.

Annihilannic.

 

[hok1man]

I have, but the result is still the same... which vi, they go to /usr/bin

 

[SamBones]

You could try creating an alias for it...

alias    vi=/apps/solaris/bin/vim

The alias should be used before the shell goes searching the PATH for it.

 

[SamBones]

What OS and shell are you using?

 

[Annihilannic]

Can you show us the output of echo $PATH for a sanity check too?

Annihilannic.

 

[elgrandeperro]

/usr/bin appears first before /apps/solaris/bin in your path. You could prepend /apps/solaris/bin/ to your path if there is little in there but the best bet is to use an alias.