[daip] starting AIPS

[Eric Greisen]

Melanie Gendre writes:
 > I just got AIPS installed on my computer (Eric Greisen helped me) and I'm
 > trying to start it, but apparently my computer (Linux bash) doesn't know
 > where it is.
 > When I type the command "aips" or "man aips", I get the message:
 > bash: aips: command not found
 > 
 > Am I missing something?
 > 

Yes - I recommend putting in your .bashrc file (if bash) 

. <path>LOGIN.SH

where <path> is the path to the AIPS_ROOT (and note the nearly
invisible period space before the <path>.  For tcsh change the .tcshrc
file with

source <path>LOGIN.CSH

These define AIPS_ROOT and other logicals and add to your path so that
symbols like aips are known.  the reason to put these in the .xxxrc
files is to have non-interactively spawned xtrems know about these
now.  That may no longer be needed so start with doing the . or source
command in your xterm and then say aips.

Cheers,

Eric Greisen