Not pretty, but works: bashvar=$(set | grep DOS.VAR | cut -d= -f2) (I didn't know that bash vars couldn't have "."s in their names. I wonder why not?) Tony Richardson > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 8:27 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: how2 read value of DOS env var containing a "." ? > > > Can any one figure out how to read the value of > a DOS environmental variable that contains a "." in it's > name. I would like to stay in a bash shell (ie > avoid using perl, and avoid invoking cmd.exe). > > thanks, > > Tom > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Want to unsubscribe from this list? > Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
