Problem in changing my environment variables.

[Efim Kushnir]

I have the problem in changing my environment variables. After log in as user
"oracle" I need to change some current environment variables, for examle
$ORACLE_HOME. I wrote the script with the strings like that:
export ORACLE_HOME=/oracle9ias ;
echo $ORACLE_HOME;
etc.
But after the finish of the script all environment variables stay the same.
What should I do?
Thanks

[Heiner E. Lennackers]

Hi,

if you just create a script and execute it, it will spawn a new shell, sets the variables for this shell and maybe it subshells. But if the script terminates the shell will be closed and the variable settings are gone.
To set the variables in your current shell, you have to "source" the script:
# . ./script.sh
will source the script into your bourne or korn shell.

Heiner

[Steve Steel]

Hi


When you run a script it always forks and thus only higher levels get the values.


To change your local values run as

. script

The decimal point space script inhibits the fork and changes values of your current shell.


Steve Steel

[Olav Baadsvik]

Hi,

A modification of an environment-variable
has effect for the current-process and
children of this.
It does not change the value of the same
environment-variable for the parent process.


Regards
olav

[SHABU KHAN]

Hi,

Always use a environment sourcing file to source in your environment variables...

Put all your environment variables that you need in a file:

ORACLE_HOME=/apps/oracle
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/....
etc...

call it oracenv ...

set an alias in your .profile or .alias_profile
alias appora='. /path/to/the/oracenvfile'

After you login as oracle ... just type

appora

at the command prompt, this will source-in all the env variables that you need..

Hope this helps !

Thanks,
Shabu