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Date:      Mon, 21 Oct 1996 11:01:30 -0600
From:      james earl <james_earl@agt.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: SOLUTION: Ns Navigator Backspace
Message-ID:  <326BAC60.21C7@agt.net>
References:  <199610211507.AA113110421@ws2301.gud.siemens.co.at>

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Hr.Ladavac wrote:
> 
> csh derivatives make a distinction yet stronger--it is not possible to
> promote a variable;  private variables are set with
> 
> set VARIABLE_NAME = variable_value
> 
> syntax, and environment variables with
> 
> setenv VARIABLE_NAME variable_value
> 
> Hope this answers your question.

So generally (tell me if I am thinking right?) are local variables only
used by the shell, and env. variables used/accessable by everything
running under that session?



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