Re: beginner question: using 'set VAR=...'

["Max Bowsher" <maxb at ukf dot net>]

tek1 wrote:
> Because I only want them on occasion.  I would like to be able to execute
> the script (.bat or .sh) and have the environment variables defined in the
> script available during that particular session...

Run "man bash", then type '/^SHELL' and press return.
Read the bit on the 'source', aka '.' command.

Max.

> At 16:22 03/04/22 +0100, you wrote:
>> if you only want them available within cygwin (not windows generally),
then
>> why not just set them in your /etc/profile (or ~/.profile .
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: tek1 [mailto:tek1 at pobox dot com]
>>> Sent: 22 April 2003 16:12
>>> To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
>>> Subject: Re: beginner question: using 'set VAR=...'
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you for your reply.
>>>
>>> I have also tried the shell scripts, but the variables are not
>>> available/exposed after the script has executed...
>>>
>>>
>>> At 11:02 03/04/22 -0400, you wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 22 Apr 2003, tek1 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Using Cygwin, I'm trying to run some .bat scripts that
>>> contain 'set
>>>>> VAR=....' statements.  However, after the script is run,
>>> those variables
>>>>> defined by the 'set' statement are not recognized (as environment
>>>>> variables).  These are variables that are to exist
>>> temporarily (i.e. during
>>>>> the session or time that the Cygwin window is open), so I
>>> do not want to
>>>>> put them in CYGHOME/cygwin.bat.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any advice?
>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>
>>>> FYI, .bat files aren't run by Cygwin.  Running a .bat file
>>> invokes the
>>>> Windows command processor, which interprets the .bat file.
>>>>
>>>> Any particular reason you're not using shell scripts?
>>>>         Igor
>>>
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