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| Subject: From: Date: | Re: [ecs] Linux progress Mark Gilmore Thu, 18 Sep 2003 03:43:24 -0700 |
Hi Danny,
Could you give an example ?
Thanks,
At 09:42 PM 9/17/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>The problem you are running into is that when you run a script in the shell,
>it is run in a subshell. Any cd's, set var followed by export etc. only
>effect the subshell and any subshells it might start. Once it is finished, it
>exits back to the parent shell which is unchanged. One solution to the
>problem is to use the "." to source in a script. This causes the script to be
>run in the current shell instead of a subshell. Another way of doing it is to
>write the commands you want to run as functions in the script and source in
>(".") the definitions. After that, the commands will work in the current
>shell.
>
>Hope that helped some.
>
>ymos,
>danny
>
>On Wednesday 17 September 2003 07:26 am, you wrote:
> > say what ? :-)
> >
> > At 10:15 PM 9/16/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> > >Mark,
> > >
> > >Try this " . .sh"
> > >
> > >Rick Mortensen
> > >www.can-be-scanned.com/HomeAutomation
> > >----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: "Mark Gilmore" <mark@markgilmore.net>
> >
> > >To: <ecs@netbloc.com>
> > >Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 18:02
> > >Subject: [ecs] Linux progress
> > >
> > > > A re-install seems to have eliminated all my connection problems :-).
> > > > I can now connect and transfer files in both directions.
> > > > ECS is virtually compiled (a few lines yet to fix up).
> > > > I will begin testing it tomorrow.
> > > >
> > > > I would still like to know how to run a .sh, such that the result
> > > > would be *exactly* as if I typed the commands in the .sh.
> > > > For example, I want to use .sh files to CD to other folders.
> > > >
> > > > Mark Gilmore
> > > > http://OmnipotenceSoftware.com
> > >
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