>This is wrong: if you enter: >SOMEVAR=xxx <somecommand> >then <somecommand> is executed with SOMEVAR=xxx in its environment, but >SOMEVAR is not set for further commands
>So if you enter: >SOMEVAR=xxx && <somecommand> >then <somecommand> knows nothing about SOMEVAR. >You should replace && with \\ in the above part of your script. Would just deleting the && work? -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style