Lonnie David kurt or other bash guru I have a short little script as below: export DEBUG=$1
export PRJ_LIB_PATHS="-L/usr/X11R6/lib -L$XCLASS_LIB -L$STLPORT_LIB" case $DEBUG in '' ) lLIBS="-lxclass -lXpm:-lX11 -lXft -lXaw3d:-lXrender -lXfont -lstlport_gcc" echo Non Debug ;; 1 ) lLIBS="-lxclass -lXpm -lX11 -lXft -lXaw3d -lXrender -lXfont -lstlport_gccDebug" echo Debug ;; esac export lLIBS PRJ_LIBS=$lLIBS export PRJ_LIBS echo $PRJ_LIBS_PATHS echo $PRJ_LIBS now when I run it, I get the following: [root@RickSivernell silverware]# ./EnvVar Non Debug -lxclass -lXpm:-lX11 -lXft -lXaw3d:-lXrender -lXfont -lstlport_gcc [root@RickSivernell silverware]# echo $PRJ_LIB_PATHS [root@RickSivernell silverware]# echo $PRJ_LIB [root@RickSivernell silverware]# sh EnvVar 1 Debug -lxclass -lXpm -lX11 -lXft -lXaw3d -lXrender -lXfont -lstlport_gccDebug [root@RickSivernell silverware]# echo $PRJ_LIB [root@RickSivernell silverware]# echo $PRJ_LIB_PATHS [root@RickSivernell silverware]# The script is as below: -rwxrwxr-x 1 rick users 403 Jan 16 23:18 EnvVar I am trying to set terminal window Enviroment variable by script. I assume I have missed something in the book or doing something wrong. Thanks -- Rick Sivernell Dallas, Texas 75287 972 306-2296 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Caldera Open Linux eWorkStation 3.1.1 Registered Linux User .~. / v \ /( _ )\ ^ ^ In Linux we trust! _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users