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Old 11-16-2009, 11:19 AM   #1
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shell to set environment variable


I am trying to set environment variables via a shell script.
However, after the script exits, the env variable is still not set.

Is there a way to do so?

This is my aa.sh

export DPATH=/var/www/html/www.julycenter.com
export CPATH=/var/www/html/www.julycenter.com/css
 
Old 11-16-2009, 11:24 AM   #2
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I don't think so, because the shell script is a child of the shell.

If you need for the values to persist, either 1) export them in the parent environment instead; or 2) write them to some sort of temporary file from the child environment (where they can later be read by the parent).
 
Old 11-16-2009, 11:28 AM   #3
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Hi

Try this:

source aa.sh

Then the variables will be set.
 
Old 11-16-2009, 11:31 AM   #4
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Hi,

Do you have to use a script?

Running a script will not set these vars in the shell you started the script from.

Parsing a file with commands will set them in the shell you parsed in from.

. aa

aa being a file with just the 2 shown export commands in post #1.

Hope this helps.
 
Old 11-16-2009, 11:31 AM   #5
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Hi

Try this:

source aa.sh

Then the variables will be set.
or the short version
. script
 
Old 11-16-2009, 11:35 AM   #6
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Guttorm's idea does work if aa.sh does not have an exit.

Code:
$ cat foo.sh 
#!/bin/sh

_myval='Hello'

. /home/mrbig/bar.sh

echo ${_myval}

exit 0
Code:
$ cat bar.sh 
#!/bin/sh

_myval='Goodbye'
Code:
$ ./foo.sh 
Goodbye
 
  


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