[NCLUG] /etc/environment

[John L. Bass]

Bob Proulx writes:
>   #!/bin/sh
>   . /usr/local/etc/default/myjavadefaults
>   exec myjavaprogram2.java "$@"
>
> That would provide a single place to edit and make changes that
> mimicks the current system best practice of /etc/default/PACKAGE.


Also that has the high overhead of having to fire up a /bin/sh if
your java programs are used in scripts, which can be a performance
killer for some applications.

John