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Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 10:44:34 +0100
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From: "Dr. Volker Zell" <vzell AT de DOT oracle DOT com>
To: luke AT research DOT canon DOT com DOT au
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In-reply-to: <36C0F482.E7ED2ADF@research.canon.com.au> (message from Luke
	Kendall on 10 Feb 99 03:52:50 +0100)
Subject: Re: Shell bug - no args for sourced scripts
References:  <36C0F482 DOT E7ED2ADF AT research DOT canon DOT com DOT au>
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    >> If you write a script that is designed to set up variables, for
    >> sourcing in another shell, Cygwin B20.1 sh under NT4.0 ignores
    >> any parameters passed.

    >> This differs from Korn shells and bash version 2.01 under
    >> Solaris.

    >> E.g. the script "sourcing":

    >> #!/bin/sh echo "Args are: $@" ARGS="$@" export ARGS

    >> When run under Cygnus shell like so:

    >> 	. ./sourcing test

    >> demonstrates that the arguments are not seen in the sourced
    >> shell script.

    >> 	Args are:

    >> Likewise, $# is 0.


This works for me ...

    >> luke

Volker

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