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Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 12:01:20 -0800
From: Steven Boothe <steven AT poiema DOT org>
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Subject: Re: bug in /etc/profile?
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Christopher Faylor wrote:
> 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.

Maybe you mean it doesn't 'only' display environment variables, because it 
sure prints out a great amount of the same stuff env does (PATH, etc). But, 
it does not print out the dreaded 'f=' that using 'set' does. So that is a 
happy revelation. However, it is curious that this little value only shows up 
using 'set' while cygwin is running...

Anyway, having been enlightened I will look forward to using 'env' to check 
what environment variables are in memory now.

>>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.

Thanks. I feel much better now. :)

Cheers!

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