$path Won't Export

[systemparadox]

I feel very stupid having to ask this, I do a lot with shell scripts and I'm sure it's very simple, but I can't seem to change the $PATH with a shell script on OZ.

PATH=$PATH:/mnt/card/.zgcc/bin
export PATH

Why doesn't that work?

Thanks
Simon

[Greg2]

I feel very stupid having to ask this, I do a lot with shell scripts and I'm sure it's very simple, but I can't seem to change the $PATH with a shell script on OZ.

PATH=$PATH:/mnt/card/.zgcc/bin
export PATH

I'm just learning shell scripts myself but I think it's

export PATH=”$PATH:/mnt/card/.zgcc/bin”

but I'm not positive... so I feel stupid to

Greg

[TimW]

This is the partially sighted leading the blind, but isn't export a bash built-in but oz runs sh by default?

BTW, both syntaxes should work, but AFAIK only in bash.

I checked and sh has export too so ignore me.

[silvio]

I feel very stupid having to ask this, I do a lot with shell scripts and I'm sure it's very simple, but I can't seem to change the $PATH with a shell script on OZ.

PATH=$PATH:/mnt/card/.zgcc/bin
export PATH

Why doesn't that work?

Thanks
Simon
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There is no syntax error...
You have to source a script if it should change the environment of the current shell:

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---- file "changepath" ----
PATH=$PATH:/mnt/card/.zgcc/bin
export PATH
---- file "changepath" ----

source ./changepath
regards,
Silvio

[systemparadox]

root@collie:~# source /usr/bin/zgcc
-sh: source: not found

       

[silvio]

root@collie:~# source /usr/bin/zgcc
-sh: source: not found

      
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this is really stupid - is "source" an internal bash command?
You can use "." instead

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. /usr/bin/zgccIf this will not work either please use a proper shell like bash.

regards,
Silvio