BASH variable export

Barbarian · 11-27-2001, 02:59 AM

I have a BASH script that creates a standard environment for a new account, creating new directories and populating them with files etc...

I can write my shell variable/symbols to the .bashrc file, but is there anyway of executing/exporting these variables I've created on the fly without having to logout and then back in again?

Unless I've done it wrong, the EXPORT function doesn't seem to export to the running shell.

acid_kewpie · 11-27-2001, 05:46 AM

a statement such as

PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/netscape
export PATH

will definitely work

Barbarian · 11-27-2001, 08:37 PM

Thanks for that.

I suppose it would help if I actually did what the manual told me!