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Date:	Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:46:20 -0700
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According to Damo, David on 1/14/2010 3:39 PM:
> Hi,
>=20
> I had a script that worked on UNIX, but on Cygwin it does not work. When =
I set a variable in a while loop I can't use it after the loop. However, th=
is worked in UNIX. Any ideas why?

Yes.  ksh vs. bash.  http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/bash/FAQ, E4.  Not
cygwin-specific.

--=20
Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!

Eric Blake             ebb9 AT byu DOT net


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