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Old 07-06-2008
reading ~/.bashrc variable
1) I've added a variable called IMPORT_HOME to my ~/.bashrc file:

IMPORT_HOME=/import:$IMPORT_HOME

2) I sourced the bashrc file:

source ~/.bashrc

3) In my bash script, i tried to echo out the IMPORT_HOME variable but it doesnt print out '/import/, only whitespace:

#!/bin/bash
echo $IMPORT_HOME


can anybody help?
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Old 07-06-2008
try export IMPORT_HOME=...
# 3  
Old 07-06-2008
it worked! thanks!
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