How to set environment variable?

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#24798

Author: 95460801
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

     Error message of bad command is prompted, do you know how to set?

     Thanks a lot! Please reply me in E-mail.

Emily

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Re: How to set environment variable?

#24801

Author: 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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Re: How to set environment variable?

#24804

Author: Dominik Fretz
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 00:00

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hi

man ne grundlegende frage dazu:

weshalb muss man umgebungsvarabeln nach dem setzten noch exportiern?
ist da irgend ein tieferer sinn dahinder?

DOminik

Re: How to set environment variable?

#24806

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

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: weshalb muss man umgebungsvarabeln nach dem setzten noch exportiern?
: ist da irgend ein tieferer sinn dahinder?

mit
VARIABLE=Wert
setzt Du den Wert der Variablen (wer haette das gedacht...). Aber erst
indem Du den Wert auch exportierst, weiss die Shell, dass es sich
hierbei um eine _Umgebungs_variable handelt.

Stef
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ETH Zurich
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