On 3/7/20 11:21 PM, Eli Schwartz via arch-general wrote: > On 3/7/20 11:53 PM, Yaro Kasear wrote: >>> Thanks for your reply. If I put this in a bash script, will it reset once >>> the script is done running? >>> >> I suspect it will if you drop the 'export' directive and just set PATH >> without it. >> >> I'd strongly recommend testing it until it works for you. > But the "PATH" environment variable already has the export attribute on > it, so it is exported either way. > > Furthermore, I'm bewildered w.r.t. what is the question/goal here? If > you set some variable in a script, it will never modify the environment > of the *parent process*, only the script itself, and child processes > started by the script. > > Have I completely misunderstood the question? > If they are having trouble invoking Reflector, a simple two-line script to change PATH just for the script and an instance of Reflector is all they would need. I won't comment as to the unconventional setup they have for their system, though. I personally wouldn't change my PATH like that, but this isn't about what *I* am doing.
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