Oracle Apps: Some useful UNIX tips when working on Oracle Apps / Oracle eBusiness

In this post, I just want to put some useful UNIX commands when working on Oracle Apps/ eBusiness. This will be updated frequently with more commands.If you are reading this, you can contribute more commands in the comments and I can reference in this blog (obviously your name against it :)), which can help someone else as well.

#1. How to run .env file.
ENV files needs to be run to set the environment files for the session. I have seen some people try to run the file with 'sh' command and complains that the environment variables are not set. To run the env file, you just type (dot)(space)(filename).

 $ . <file_name>.env  

Related link: What are source environment file settings in Oracle Applications R12

#2. How to search for a file name.
You can search using the find command. 
Just type find(space)(starting directory)(space)-name(space)(file_name)

 find /home -name <file_name>  

More help: In Unix, what is the find command, and how do I use it to search through directories for files?

#3. How to find the version of a file.
You can use any of the below commands to get the header info of a file.

 $ adident Header <file_name>  

 $ strings -a <file_name> | grep Header  

Related links : 
Check Versions of Oracle Applications Components
Oracle Technical : How to find Files Versions and Locations

Feel free to point out if anything is missing/wrong in this blog.