Path Settings for Statistics Software Commands

To invoke SAS under UNIX, type 'sas' at the UNIX prompt. In order for this command to function, your environment needs to be set up to find the command and any other files or libraries the software needs. In the RCF, this is done automatically when you login, allowing you to access all the statistics software by simply typing the invocation command.

In the SCF, users of this (or any) statistics software need to add the following lines to their .login file:

if  (-e  /usr/usc/stats/setup.csh)  then
      source  /usr/usc/stats/setup.csh
endif

SCF and RCF users whose .login or .cshrc files are non-standard or who once had setup files for one or more specific statistics packages sourced in .login or .cshrc may need to fix their .login or .cshrc files to eliminate redundancy and/or to allow the system's automatic setup to take effect. For example, users on the RCF may have modified their .login or .cshrc to such an extent that the system's automatic setup is bypassed. These users can either restore the system's automatic setups (recommended) or add the lines shown above (which are usually only necessary for SCF users). Please call UNIX consulting (see last page) for help with these files.