Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 06:05:48 -0800 (AKDT) From: groggy@iname.com To: freebsd-questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: .profile exports Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981002060035.3946C-100000@abc.xyz.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981002021705.1264A-100000@abc.xyz.net>
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On Fri, 2 Oct 1998 groggy@iname.com wrote:
actually, i need to be more specific,
since this problem only occurs in certain
circumstances ...
#!/bin/sh
echo ~/.profile
export TERM=cons25
ENV=~/.shinit; export ENV
echo
if the above is my .profile, with aliases in
~./shinit (as follows), the first alias, "a",
does not work ... i apologize for not checking
further possibilities before my original post.
#!/bin/sh
#echo ~/.shinit
set -E
alias a="alias | sort | more"
alias q="cd /home/abc; l"
> i've noticed this wierd problem
> since 1.5 RELEASE's ...
>
> in a users ".profile" :
>
> export VARIABLE=value
>
> never works. only :
>
> VARIABLE=value; export VARIABLE
>
> works. even :
>
> export VARIABLE1=value1
> VARIABLE=value2; export VARIABLE2
>
> causes neither variable to be set.
> is this a bug, or is there a logical
> explanation?
>
>
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