From: jeffdbREMOVETHIS@netzone.com (Mikey) Subject: Re: bash problem. (Am I missing something?) 3 Dec 1997 01:58:35 -0800 Message-ID: <34879d39.87374718.cygnus.gnu-win32@smtp.netzone.com> References: Reply-To: jeffdbREMOVETHIS@netzone.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: gnu-win32@cygnus.com try source ./test.sh #!/bin/sh causes the script to run in a subshell, so any exports are lost when the toplevel shell resumes. at least I think that's right;^) no idea where the error comes from unless #! aren't the very first 2 chars in the file. to test shell scripts do set -xv either as the first command in the script, or at the command line, and this will echo all commands. set -axv will export the -xv setting to subshells On Tue, 2 Dec 1997 05:35:57 -0800, you wrote: >I downloaded the coolview patch, and have run into a strange problem >with bash: > >let's say I have a file called test.sh: >------------------------------ >#!/bin/sh > >export TESTVAR=1 >------------------------------ > >If I try to run it, (after chmod-ing and all that...) > >like this: > >sh-2.01$ . ./test.sh > >I get this error: > >sh: ./test.sh: error 0 > >And the TESTVAR variable isn't defined. Can anyone tell me what I'm >doing wrong? > >Thanks. > > > (jeffdbREMOVETHIS@netzone.com) delete REMOVETHIS from the above to reply Mikey Windows vs Linux is a no-win situation. Windows 95: -- 32-bit extensions and a GUI shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit OS originally coded for a 4-bit processor written by a 2-bit company that can't produce 1 bit of quality. - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".