EXPORT allows shell variables to be passed onto sub processes of the current shell not back up to the calling process.
If you want a child script to set environment variables in the parent (calling) script source the child script. Example:
See how the second instance sc_1 is sourced into the current shell by using . ./sc_1 (or source ./sc_1 if you prefer the clearer long-hand form). Any variables set will now be in the current shell. Think of this as reading the commands in the child script into the current process not spawning a new shell to run sc_1 which loses any environment vars after it finishes.
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First: me == noob. Whats a good resource for shell script info cause I'm having trouble finding good info.
I'm writing a shell script to automate the setup of a flash 'page flip'.
My current code is below.
the page flip takes an xml file of format
<content>
<pages... (1 Reply)
Hi all!
I know that environment variables can be set on the .bashrc file, but I need to set them from a sh script. I saw a lot of websites that teach this but it doesn't work for me.
#!/bin/sh
DEKTOP=$DESKTOP=:/home/rrodrigues/Desktop
export DESKTOP
if I do echo $DESKTOP returns me... (10 Replies)
oopps! I Meant "Define Variables within a UNIX Script"
What would be the best way to define a variable in a unix shell script so anyone who views this script doesn't know what value is assigned to that variable.
some other location...
a="/usr/lib/fileA"
Unix script...
sed... (5 Replies)
Hello Everyone
I need to create a script file which must append some lines to a target text file, I'm using sed for windows, the script file look like this:
{
a\
STRINGTABLE DISCARDABLE\
BEGIN\
5, 150 {a\
#define RC_SHELL, "%ID_SHELL%"\
#define RC_NAME, "%ID_NAME%"\
END
}
... (1 Reply)
Hi All,
I am using ETL tool Datastage and is installed on Linux environment. Few environment variables are set in datastage. Now my requirement is to use those environment variables in a unix script.
Is there any option I can do it?
Sugeestions from people working on datastage and linux... (1 Reply)
I'm pretty new to scripting in Korn shell so please forgive me...
What I'm trying to do is to create a script that calls multiple other ksh scripts and defines variables for text files.
I need it to define my user defined variables (file paths, date & time stamps, etc that are currently in... (1 Reply)
I have tried with the following:
csh -c 'source ~/.cshrc; exec bash' # works perfectly
(cat ~/.cshrc; echo exec bash) | csh # not working
And, using sed, I successfully retrieved the environment variables from ~/.cshrc
sed -rn 's/setenv\s+(\S+)\s+(.*)$/export \1=\2/p' ~/.cshrc
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how to store the count of queries in variables inside a filein shell script
my output :
filename
-------
variable1=result from 1st query
variable2=result from 2nd query
.
.
.
. (3 Replies)
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I am working on shell script which is defined here, qsub_seq.csh . The purpose of this script is to read few input files (with defined starting index and last index) and make processing faster over server.
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LEARN ABOUT OPENDARWIN
script
SCRIPT(1) BSD General Commands Manual SCRIPT(1)NAME
script -- make typescript of terminal session
SYNOPSIS
script [-a] [-k] [-q] [-t time] [file [command ...]]
DESCRIPTION
The script utility makes a typescript of everything printed on your terminal. It is useful for students who need a hardcopy record of an
interactive session as proof of an assignment, as the typescript file can be printed out later with lpr(1).
If the argument file is given, script saves all dialogue in file. If no file name is given, the typescript is saved in the file typescript.
If the argument command ... is given, script will run the specified command with an optional argument vector instead of an interactive shell.
Options:
-a Append the output to file or typescript, retaining the prior contents.
-k Log keys sent to program as well as output.
-q Run in quiet mode, omit the start and stop status messages.
-t time Specify time interval between flushing script output file. A value of 0 causes script to flush for every character I/O event. The
default interval is 30 seconds.
The script ends when the forked shell (or command) exits (a control-D to exit the Bourne shell (sh(1)), and exit, logout or control-d (if
ignoreeof is not set) for the C-shell, csh(1)).
Certain interactive commands, such as vi(1), create garbage in the typescript file. The script utility works best with commands that do not
manipulate the screen. The results are meant to emulate a hardcopy terminal, not an addressable one.
ENVIRONMENT
The following environment variable is utilized by script:
SHELL If the variable SHELL exists, the shell forked by script will be that shell. If SHELL is not set, the Bourne shell is assumed. (Most
shells set this variable automatically).
SEE ALSO csh(1) (for the history mechanism).
HISTORY
The script command appeared in 3.0BSD.
BUGS
The script utility places everything in the log file, including linefeeds and backspaces. This is not what the naive user expects.
It is not possible to specify a command without also naming the script file because of argument parsing compatibility issues.
When running in -k mode, echo cancelling is far from ideal. The slave terminal mode is checked for ECHO mode to check when to avoid manual
echo logging. This does not work when in a raw mode where the program being run is doing manual echo.
BSD June 6, 1993 BSD