Customizing a client host environment for HCL VersionVault

If you are installing for the first time on your client host, you might want to customize your environment to make it easier to use HCL VersionVault.

Access to HCL VersionVault programs and online documentation (reference pages) depends on specific environment variable settings. The most reliable way to establish these settings is to edit your shell startup script.

Table 1. Startup scripts in various Linux and UNIX system shell programs
Shell program Startup script in home directory
C shell .cshrc
Bourne shell .profile
Korn shell .profile
Note: C shell users must avoid placing HCL VersionVault settings in the .login file, which is run only by login shells.

Startup scripts are not available for Windows operating systems.