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trek413

11-01-2006 03:15 PM

Shell Script Exporting Issue

I'm writing a script in shell and, in the script, I use
the export command multiple times to set some environment
variables. Though, when I run the script the values are
never set.

Pertinent information:

Script interpreter = #!/bin/sh

user shell = bash

example of export command:

Code:

export TEST2=15

Any ideas? thanks.

gilead

11-01-2006 04:18 PM

It sound like you're running the script in its own sub-shell. For example:

Code:

/path/to/script/script.sh

If you source the script from the current shell, the exported variables should be available:

Code:

source /path/to/script/script.sh

or

. /path/to/script/script.sh

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