RE: export question

I am sorry that you think I was arguing with you. I apologize if it sounded
that way. Yes what you showed me will do what I wanted. But it did not
explain why export was not working. I could do what you suggest, and by
adding another file I can source that file and put the variable into the
environment, but you did not explain why export was not working. Roberto
Sanchez explained that is a subsequent email.

Thank you both for your help. I think I can fix my current issue and
understand where I was going wrong.

Tony

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike McCarty [mailto:Mike.McCarty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 3:02 AM
To: debian-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: export question

Tony Heal wrote:
Here is the problem. What you suggest will place the variable in the
environment, but that is what export is supposed to do.

From the man for bash
export [-fn] [name[=word]] ...
export -p
The supplied names are marked for automatic export to the environment
of
subsequently executed commands.

Export should allow me to use the variable in other scripts, but it does
not
seem to be doing what it does if used in the profile.


I showed you how to do what you want. I showed that it
does what you want by example. I don't know why you are
arguing with me. The example I gave does exactly what you
just described. If you do what I suggested, subsequent
scripts will see those variables.


That is what I am confused about.

You wouldn't be confused if you would lift a finger
and try my example for yourself. You are being lazy.

Mike
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mike McCarty [mailto:Mike.McCarty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 3:02 AM
To: debian-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: export question

Tony Heal wrote:
Here is the problem. What you suggest will place the variable in the
environment, but that is what export is supposed to do.

From the man for bash
export [-fn] [name[=word]] ...
export -p
The supplied names are marked for automatic export to the environment
of
subsequently executed commands.

Export should allow me to use the variable in other scripts, but it does
not
seem to be doing what it does if used in the profile.


I showed you how to do what you want. I showed that it
does what you want by example. I don't know why you are
arguing with me. The example I gave does exactly what you
just described. If you do what I suggested, subsequent
scripts will see those variables.


That is what I am confused about.

You wouldn't be confused if you would lift a finger
and try my example for yourself. You are being lazy.

Mike
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