Subject: Re: help with exporting variables
From: Earnie Boyd <[email-masked]>
To: Bob McGowan <[email-masked]>, [email-masked]
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 05:34:41 -0700 (PDT)

--- Bob McGowan <[email-masked]> wrote:
> Malcolm Garland wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > I'm Malcolm.  I've created a series of bourne shell scripts which set a
> series of environment > variables.  Using bash, we are attempting to
> export/use these scripts on NT.  When we run a > single line: "bash
> 'script-name', the variables are set locally, but the NT "global" environment
> > variables are not modified.  When execute the exact scripts, AFTER entering
> the bash environment > (i.e., level with the bash prompt versus the DOS
> prompt) the environment variables are set > globally.  How can we alter the
> NT global environment variables using a single line command > directive such
> as,
> > $ bash "script-name" Options?
> 
> Maybe?
> 
>   bash -c "source script-name"
> 

NO!!  It is impossible to do what Malcolm wants the way he wants to do it.  It
is the nature of the way parent/child processes work.  The child can inherit
from the parent; but, the parent can't inherit from the child.

Cheers,

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