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Subject: Re: [geda-help] Dirt Dumb Level..
From: Bob Gustafson <bobgus AT rcn DOT com>
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Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:03:41 -0600
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On Wed, 2012-12-12 at 23:36 +0000, Peter TB Brett wrote:
> On Wednesday 12 December 2012 14:08:01 you wrote:
> > On Wed, 2012-12-12 at 19:33 +0000, Peter TB Brett wrote:
> > > 
> > > You're looking for the 'expand-env-variables' function.
> > > 
> > > (expand-env-variables "${HOME}")
> > > --> "/home/peter"
> > > 
> > > Cheers,
> > > 
> > >                         Peter
> > 
> > [user1 AT hoho6 ~]$ guile
> > guile> (expand-env-variables "${HOME}")
> > 
> 
> expand-env-variables is a Scheme function provided by gEDA, and is only 
> available in gEDA applications.  If you are running 1.9.0 or newer, you 
> can get a gEDA-specific Scheme REPL by running `gaf shell'.
> 
>                             Peter
> 

[user1 AT hoho6 ~]$ gaf shell
bash: gaf: command not found...
[user1 AT hoho6 ~]$ guile
guile> gaf shell
ERROR: Unbound variable: gaf
ABORT: (unbound-variable)
guile> ERROR: Unbound variable: shell
ABORT: (unbound-variable)
guile>