Somebody else can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the command you
need to make the variable permanent is 'export' as in :
'export IPADDR'
- Theo
Jo wrote:
>
> the thing is, I had tried that. I have a fair luggage of DOS knowledge
> and the variable was always empty. So I went out today and bought a book
> about programming: Linux programmer's reference.
> The mistake I made was to run my program and then ask for the contents
> of the variable. If I write the echo command into the script everything
> is fine.
> I guess I need some other command to make the changes permanent or at
> least last after my script terminated.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Jo
>
> Patrick Putteman wrote:
> >
> > try :
> >
> > echo $IPADDR
> >
> > and verify if the address is what you expect it to be
> >
> > Patrick Putteman
> > Internet Support Manager
> > Net 7
> > www.net7.be
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 07, 1999 10:16 AM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] scripting problems
> >
> > > OK, PATH=$PATH:. worked.
> > >
> > > I set a variable in that script:
> > >
> > > IPADDR=`/sbin/ifconfig eth1 | grep "inet addr:" | cut -f2 -d: | cut -f1
> > > -d" "`
> > >
> > > How can I check if this variable got assigned the proper value?
> > >
> > > Many tanks for your help,
> > >
> > > Jo
> > >
> > >
> > > Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, 7 Aug 1999, Jo wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > [root@host jd]# ls -al rc_fi
> > > > > -rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 30090 Aug 7 02:47 rc_fi
> > > > > [root@host jd]# rc_fi
> > > > > bash: rc_fi: command not found
> > > >
> > > > The current directory is by default not in the PATH.
> > > > Either do ./rc_fi, or do export PATH=$PATH:. before running rc_fi.
> > > >
> > > > LLaP
> > > > bero
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Tired of waiting for Windows 2000?
> > > > STOP WAITING! http://www.ms-windows-2000.com/
> > >
