4.3.2. Sourcing from Login File

We suggest you add sourcing these Ansys Chemkin start-up alias to your shell login initialization file. The name of that file varies depending on the shell you use. All of the files start with a dot character (hidden file in Linux ls display) and are in the user's $HOME directory:

  • bash: .bash_profile or .profile sh

  • ksh: .profile csh

  • tcsh: .login.

In addition to defining aliases, these chemkinpro_setup.<extension> files issue other commands that create or modify environment variables like $PATH that are required to run the Chemkin programs.


Caution:  The exact contents of these commands vary with each release so do not attempt to simply copy the contents of these files into your shell initialization files. Use the source command as described in Sourcing Setup Files.