Re: How to set environment variable?

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From: Stef
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 00:00

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: Hello,	I can't set environment variable in Red Hat Linux 5.2 by setenv as
: follow:  setenv HARVEST_HOME /usr/local/harvest

I fyou are in bash or one of its relatives, the correct syntax is:
export HARVEST_HOME=/usr/local/harvest

Stef
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