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Old 07-19-2009
Error in setting PATH variable in bash shell
Hi,

I am new to shell scripting.I tried adding an entry to the path variable like below

export PATH=$PATH:/opt/xxx/bin
But am getting an error invalid identifier /opt/xxx/bin

Can someone tell me the error above and correct me .
Thanks and Regards,
Padmini
# 2  
Old 07-19-2009
You're most likely running your script in bsh (Bourne shell), not bash (Bourne-Again shell). This should be more portable:

Code:
PATH=$PATH:/opt/xxx/bin; export PATH

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Old 07-20-2009
HI,
Thanks.It worked.

Regards,
Padmini
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