Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:52:54 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Roger Olofsson <raggen@passagen.se> Subject: Re: export command not found? Message-ID: <20070210125254.GA804@owl.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <45CDBC2C.6050005@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <45CDB934.6080802@passagen.se> <45CDBC2C.6050005@infracaninophile.co.uk>
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On Sat, Feb 10, 2007 at 12:35:56PM +0000, Matthew Seaman wrote: > Roger Olofsson wrote: > > Dear Mailing List, > > > > 6.2-STABLE FreeBSD just made world. > > > > # export VARIABLE value > > export: Command not found. > > > > > > What happened to export? > > > > Grateful for any answer! > > /bin/sh is not bash on FreeBSD. IF you're using /bin/sh, then you > need to assign and export values as separate operations: > > FOO=bar > export FOO Not true. FreeBSD's /bin/sh supports the 'export FOO=bar' syntax. > > Also, root's shell is not /bin/sh or anything of that ilk by default. > It is /bin/csh aka /bin/tcsh, and for that the syntax is: > > setenv FOO bar > > Cheers, > > Matthew > > > -- > Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard > Flat 3 > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate > Kent, CT11 9PW > -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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