07-19-2011
Source environment variable in script
Hi,
I construct a bash script to finish some tasks. One of the task is to set up some environment variables. There is already one script file to complete the environment variables setting work. I am not able to know the detail of how to set these variables. So, I may just need to call this script in my script file.
Assume that my script file is myscript.sh, and another script file is setvar.sh. I start a terminator and run my script. So, the process tree will be like this:
init-login-bash-myscript.sh-setvar.sh
Here is the difficulty: I want these variables to be available in my working shell. But it seems that when I run my script, a child shell will be created, and these variables (set in the setvar.sh) are only available for this child shell.
So, what can I do in my script to let these variables become available for the whole working shell, other than the child shell that is created to run my script.
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RBASH(1) General Commands Manual RBASH(1)
NAME
rbash - restricted bash, see bash(1)
RESTRICTED SHELL
If bash is started with the name rbash, or the -r option is supplied at invocation, the shell becomes restricted. A restricted shell is
used to set up an environment more controlled than the standard shell. It behaves identically to bash with the exception that the follow-
ing are disallowed or not performed:
o changing directories with cd
o setting or unsetting the values of SHELL, PATH, ENV, or BASH_ENV
o specifying command names containing /
o specifying a file name containing a / as an argument to the . builtin command
o specifying a filename containing a slash as an argument to the -p option to the hash builtin command
o importing function definitions from the shell environment at startup
o parsing the value of SHELLOPTS from the shell environment at startup
o redirecting output using the >, >|, <>, >&, &>, and >> redirection operators
o using the exec builtin command to replace the shell with another command
o adding or deleting builtin commands with the -f and -d options to the enable builtin command
o using the enable builtin command to enable disabled shell builtins
o specifying the -p option to the command builtin command
o turning off restricted mode with set +r or set +o restricted.
These restrictions are enforced after any startup files are read.
When a command that is found to be a shell script is executed, rbash turns off any restrictions in the shell spawned to execute the script.
SEE ALSO
bash(1)
GNU Bash-4.0 2004 Apr 20 RBASH(1)