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Date:	Mon, 10 Jun 2002 11:36:46 -0500
From:	David T-G <davidtg-cygwin AT justpickone DOT org>
To:	"CygWin Users' List" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	Re: running shell scripts
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Mathias, et al --

=2E..and then Mathias Gygax said...
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% On Mon, Jun 10, 2002 at 09:34:55AM -0500, wayne wrote:
% > Or you could just do bash ./someprogram
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% or just
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% . someprogram

Well, yes, but be careful about that, because you're then running the
script in the context of your shell instead of a subshell.  Any env vars
you change will stay changed, and if your shell ends with an exit then
your window will happily close.


HTH & HAND

:-D
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