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Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 14:13:19 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please AT cygwin DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: bug in /etc/profile?
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On Sat, Mar 19, 2005 at 11:03:03AM -0800, Steven Boothe wrote:
>I'm not sure if this is a bug or not, but I have managed to determine
>that /etc/profile generates a rather curious environment variable:
>
>typing set from a command prompt:
>
>noone AT sector0 ~ $ set

'set' does not display environment variables.  Use 'env' for that.

>I am still trying to track down what is causing the other variable:
>_=/home/noone/.bashrc

Typing "man bash" and then /_<enter> followed by a bunch of 'n's will
enlighten you about where the '_' comes from.
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TimeSys, Inc.

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