On Mon, 21 May 2001, Jacob Meuser wrote:
> A simple test ... well, not really, but it can give some idea of how export
> works.
>
> $ export THIS=test1 && echo 'export MY_VAR=test2\necho ${MY_VAR}' > ${THIS} \
> && sh ${THIS} && echo ${MY_VAR} && echo ${THIS}
>
ok i just tried this test and i get
bash: test1: command not found
$ cat test1
export MY_VAR=test2\necho ${MY_VAR}
^^
oops. are you using a different shell with different quoting rules?
obviously not csh cos' i just tried it and it didn't recognize export.
> Basically, xdm and getty lose the variable. They are what start the user
> sessions, if I'm not mistaken.
as i understand it.
/etc/environment is executed at boot
/etc/profile is executed for every login shell
if you open a subsidiary shell of any kind it starts off with the
environment of the login session that spawned it, no?
i'm trying to solve a problem of a necessary variable not getting set at
startup for some reason.
mostly i just want to understand the why's and wherefore's ;-)
