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Date: | Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:04:33 -0800 |
From: | Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes <sthoenna AT efn DOT org> |
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Subject: | Re: how t o read env variable in cygwin |
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On Mon, Mar 27, 2006 at 10:12:01AM -0500, Igor Peshansky wrote: > On Mon, 27 Mar 2006, Eric Blake wrote: > > > According to cyg_win_user on 3/27/2006 3:12 AM: > > > i m trying to read environment variable in perl using > > > > > > $OSTY = $ENV{OSTYPE}; > > > this will return os type as "linux" or "solaris". but when i try for > > > cygwin it returns empty string. is the some other syntax of way of > > > finding value of env variable in cygwin > > > > What shell are you using? OSTYPE is auto-set to "cygwin" by bash, but > > not by other shells (including if you are starting perl directly from > > cmd.com). Rather than reading an environment variable that is not > > standardized and might not be set, you could always use 'uname -s' > > instead. > > Or use Perl's builtin $^O variable, which should be auto-set to "cygwin" > (all lowercase). "man perlvar" for more info. All the possible values of $^O are listed in man perlport. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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