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# 1  
Old 06-29-2009
forcing modified env vars to be effective
Hi
I have a /bin/sh script, that when executed changes some env vars (like $path).
How can I source the modified cshrc?

I dont want to logout and login to have the modifed path.

sh doesnot recognize source as I understand it is defined only in bash
rehash also doesnot work..

Any ideas please?
Thanks
# 2  
Old 06-29-2009
Does the dot .] operator not work? /bin/sh is probably Bourne shell.
Code:
. .cshrc

# 3  
Old 06-29-2009
Start the script with:

Code:
. ./script

instead of:

Code:
source ./script

# 4  
Old 06-29-2009
I tried, but it doesnot like the "(" for path.

cshrc is as follows after modifying:
set MY_TOOLBOX=/usr/bin/ttx
set TCL_LIBRARY=${MY_TOOLBOX}/lib
set LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${MY_TOOLBOX}/lib
set path=($path /usr/bin/ttx /usr/bin/ttx/FreeBSD ${GGSN_TOOLBOX}/bin)

I get the following /etc/csh.cshrc: 7: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
# 5  
Old 06-29-2009
You are using cshell? Sorry - most of us here cannot help much.
# 6  
Old 06-29-2009
I am trying to change cshrc because csh is the default shell. However, my script uses /bin/sh

This my script:
Code:
#!/bin/sh
if [ -f /etc/csh.cshrc ]; then
       cat /etc/csh.cshrc > /etc/tmp_cshrc
       echo "set MY_TOOLBOX=/usr/bin/ttx" >> /etc/tmp_cshrc
       echo "set TCL_LIBRARY=\${MY_TOOLBOX}/lib" >> /etc/tmp_cshrc
       echo "set LD_LIBRARY_PATH=\${MY_TOOLBOX}/lib" >> /etc/tmp_cshrc
       echo "set path=(\$path /usr/bin/ttx /usr/bin/ttx/FreeBSD \${MY_TOOLBOX}/bin)" >> /etc/tmp_cshrc
        mv /etc/tmp_cshrc /etc/csh.cshrc
        . /etc/csh.cshrc
fi

# 7  
Old 06-29-2009
Code:
set VARNAME=something

is csh syntax
Code:
VARNAME=something
export VARNAME

is bourne shell.
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