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setting some variables
i have a file .NAME
Code:
export MY_NAME=JOE
when i do this at the command prompt
Code:
#. .NAME
$echo MY_NAME
$JOE
i created a script called Run.sh
Code:
 . .NAME
At the command prompt i did
Code:
#sh Run.sh
#echo $MY_NAME
it returns nothing. What have i missed out?
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If you want the variable to be displayed when you run "RUN.sh" , you need to source the "RUN.sh" script also.

mv run.sh .run.sh

sh .run.sh

and it would do the needful.
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Hi nua7,

i tried your suggestion, its still not working.
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Which shell are you using? Really shouldn't make a difference since this is common for all the shells.

I tried doing it and it is succesful in displaying the variable MY_NAME.

Can you show me your steps with the output..?
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Hi new2ss,

I believe that u wont get the output if u run

sh Run.sh or sh .run.sh

as the new variable will be set only in the shell created for Run.sh and the shell wud terminate once the execution of run.sh is over

so, if u want to achieve the result then u shld run like

. Run.sh or . .run.sh
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Hi, i am using bash shell.

the output was exactly the same as what i posted earlier.
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Hi quintet,

your suggestion worked. Thanks. Because i need to set it as a cronjob,
would typeing . run.sh at the crontab entry work?
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