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Old 04-19-2004, 03:21 PM   #1
sylvain_gnu
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Lightbulb 'export' from a script doesn't work, why?


Hello,

I wish to use a script from time to time to set and export some variables, but I don't understand, it doesn't work! I probably have missed something basic, but I really don't get it...

Example:

script '/usr/bin/japanese_env', containing the following:
LANG=ja_JP.eucJP
LC_MESSAGES=ja_JP.eucJP
LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.eucJP
XMODIFIERS=@im=kinput2
#
export LANG
export LC_MESSAGES
export LC_CTYPE
export XMODIFIERS

In a terminal (xterm for instance), I wish that when I launch 'japanese_env',
the script exports the 4 variables LANG, LC_MESSAGES, LC_CTYPE, XMODIFIERS...
Which seems logical to me, but it doesn't work...
%japanese_env
%echo $LC_MESSAGES
fr_FR
instead of 'ja_JP.eucJP' as I expected.

I don't understand why, and I cannot find the answer in shell manuals.

Can you help?

Cheers,
Sylvain.

// Solution further below.

Last edited by sylvain_gnu; 04-20-2004 at 12:43 PM.
 
Old 04-19-2004, 05:54 PM   #2
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#!/bin/sh

export LANG=ja_JP.eucJP
export LC_MESSAGES=ja_JP.eucJP
export LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.eucJP
export XMODIFIERS=@im=kinput2

#EOF

why have two steps, when you can have one?
 
Old 04-19-2004, 06:07 PM   #3
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Hello souljah,

I agree with that in this context "
why have two steps, when you can have one?
"

In fact at first I tried just as you wrote:

#!/bin/sh
export LANG=ja_JP.eucJP
export LC_MESSAGES=ja_JP.eucJP
export LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.eucJP
export XMODIFIERS=@im=kinput2

But it doesn't work either.


N.B: In a command line, it works, but I would rather use a script!
(don't want to type the 4 lines each time).
Sylvain.
 
Old 04-20-2004, 12:42 PM   #4
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Lightbulb Solution

Someone gave me the solution I was looking for.

% . ./script
and the variables exported by 'script' will be available in the current shell.
% source ./script
has the same effect.

Cheers,
Sylvain.
 
  


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