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Date:	Fri, 02 Mar 2001 08:25:01 -0700
From:	Mark Paulus <mark DOT paulus AT wcom DOT com>
Subject:	Re: how2 read value of DOS env var containing a "." ?
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When you say "read", what exactly do you mean??
What is it you want to do with this variable??

On Fri, 02 Mar 2001 08:26:33 -0600, rodmant AT pounder DOT sol DOT net wrote:

>Can any one figure out how to read the value of
>a DOS environmental variable that contains a "." in it's
>name.  I would like to stay in a bash shell (ie
>avoid using perl, and avoid invoking cmd.exe).
>
>thanks,
>
>Tom
>rodmant AT pounder DOT sol DOT net
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