03-13-2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by jim mcnamara
The reason source works: it runs the script in the same (parent) process. So when it's done with the sourced script the variables are still there.
Yes, put the script in your profile.
I think,
though the variables are available they are in effect only to the child(running process which created the EV variables) and not in effect to the parent ( shell ) which forked by the child.
Wont the newly added Env variables be effected with respect to the parent
only after running the .profile ---->
.$HOME/.profile?
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sb2-session
sb2-session(1) sb2-session man page sb2-session(1)
NAME
sb2-session - manage scratchbox2 sessions
SYNOPSIS
sb2-session [COMMAND [PARAMS]]
DESCRIPTION
sb2-session is used to create attachable scratchbox2 sessions. You can save session even when you haven't done '-S session' during sb2
startup.
Note that you can give parameters to attach command which are passed verbatim to sb2. If there is only one session to attach, it is
selected automatically.
If no command is given, help text is printed.
COMMANDS
help shows help text
save saves current session
list lists detached sb2 sessions
delete SESSION
deletes given session
attach [SESSION [PARAMS]]
attaches to a given session
setenv VARIABLE VALUE
store a value for an environment variable
showenv
show stored environment variables
EXAMPLES
Basic usage is:
[SB2 .. ] $ sb2-session save # save session
[SB2 .. ] $ ^D # exit
Later we can then attach to this session:
% sb2-session attach
If there are more than one saved session, then:
% sb2-session list
session.XXXX TARGET_ARM My Comment
session.YYYY TARGET_ARM My Comment 2
session.ZZZZ TARGET_MIPS
% sb2-session attach session.YYYY
Here we pass '-eR' to sb2 and we only have one saved session:
% sb2-session attach -- -eR
'--' marks end of parameter list for sb2-session.
setenv VARIABLE VALUE can be used to add environment variables, that will become active when a saved session is later taken into use
(either by sb2-session attach or by sb2 -J).
setenv VARIABLE VALUE does not change environment of sessions that are already active.
showenv lists environment variable settings which have been stored with this tool. It does not show environment variables from other
sources.
SEE ALSO
sb2(1)
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