In your context there is no such thing as a global variable.
The calling script and the sub-script can use variables with the same name but they are not the same data stores.
Two ways round the problem: I prefer the first method.
1) Create a temporary file in the calling script and pass the name of the temporary file to the sub-script as a parameter. In the sub-script write the reply values to the temporary file. Read the reply values back in the calling script. Delete the temporary file.
2) If the only output from the sub-script is the reply values, just echo the values in the sub-script and capture them in the calling script.
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Can someone give me "the lecture" on why you shouldn't make all your varables global when programming in perl. I have been doing this but I have heard that it is not a good practice. (3 Replies)
Hello dear BSD hackers,
how can I define and then make visible some variables that I define in KLD (BSD) for other part of Kernel or other KLD's ?
if i declare for example the varibale out of load-function of KLD , the name of this variable isn't export to symbol-table and the variable can... (0 Replies)
Hello,
how can I define a global variables in KLD?
I would like to define some variables in my KLD and then would like to use them from other KLD.
Thanx (1 Reply)
Guys, how can I define global variables in sorlaris...cause I lose the values outside the scope.
Rite now wat I do is,I redirect variable value to a file n then get it back outside the function...:o....theres obviously a better way of doing this...I now this is a basic question....but please... (2 Replies)
Hi Guys,
My requirement is I have file called /opt/orahome/.profile in non global zone.
PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/ucb:/etc:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/openwin/bin:.
export PATH
PS1="\${ORACLE_SID}:`hostname`:\$PWD$ "
export PS1
EDITOR=vi
export EDITOR
ENV=/opt/orahome/.kshrc
export ENV... (1 Reply)
Hi there.
I'm writing a function to which I want to pass a global variable. For some reason, it's ignoring the variable.
#!/bin/bash
#####################################
#Variable Declaration
#####################################
CURPATH=`dirname $0`
DEEP=$CURPATH/depth.txt
export... (4 Replies)
I have made a script that requires another php script for functions.
I need a way so that the required script can read and write the main script's variables.
Best Regards, John Wei
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Sorry Guys, EDIT: my... (1 Reply)
Hello.I have been trying to solve the following problem, but to no avail. If anyone could please give me some indications, or anything, it would be amazing.
A C source program and a type name are given. Determine from source,
the list of the global variables having the given type.
For each... (5 Replies)
hi all,
i need a help for the following query.
Thanks in advance for your valuable time.
i have a main.pl file which has a global variable declared as below.
our myVar=0;
call first.pl script from the main.pl script.
print the value of myVar (the value is still 0 and not 10.)
i have a... (1 Reply)
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LEARN ABOUT FREEBSD
return
exit(1) User Commands exit(1)NAME
exit, return, goto - shell built-in functions to enable the execution of the shell to advance beyond its sequence of steps
SYNOPSIS
sh
exit [n]
return [n]
csh
exit [ ( expr )]
goto label
ksh
*exit [n]
*return [n]
DESCRIPTION
sh
exit will cause the calling shell or shell script to exit with the exit status specified by n. If n is omitted the exit status is that of
the last command executed (an EOF will also cause the shell to exit.)
return causes a function to exit with the return value specified by n. If n is omitted, the return status is that of the last command exe-
cuted.
csh
exit will cause the calling shell or shell script to exit, either with the value of the status variable or with the value specified by the
expression expr.
The goto built-in uses a specified label as a search string amongst commands. The shell rewinds its input as much as possible and searches
for a line of the form label: possibly preceded by space or tab characters. Execution continues after the indicated line. It is an error to
jump to a label that occurs between a while or for built-in command and its corresponding end.
ksh
exit will cause the calling shell or shell script to exit with the exit status specified by n. The value will be the least significant 8
bits of the specified status. If n is omitted then the exit status is that of the last command executed. When exit occurs when executing
a trap, the last command refers to the command that executed before the trap was invoked. An end-of-file will also cause the shell to exit
except for a shell which has the ignoreeof option (See set below) turned on.
return causes a shell function or '.' script to return to the invoking script with the return status specified by n. The value will be the
least significant 8 bits of the specified status. If n is omitted then the return status is that of the last command executed. If return
is invoked while not in a function or a '.' script, then it is the same as an exit.
On this man page, ksh(1) commands that are preceded by one or two * (asterisks) are treated specially in the following ways:
1. Variable assignment lists preceding the command remain in effect when the command completes.
2. I/O redirections are processed after variable assignments.
3. Errors cause a script that contains them to abort.
4. Words, following a command preceded by ** that are in the format of a variable assignment, are expanded with the same rules as a vari-
able assignment. This means that tilde substitution is performed after the = sign and word splitting and file name generation are not
performed.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO break(1), csh(1), ksh(1), sh(1), attributes(5)SunOS 5.10 15 Apr 1994 exit(1)