[fedora-java] Enviroment Variables

[Andrew Haley]

Andrew Haley writes:
 > Ryan Ollerenshaw writes:
 > 
 >  > I can write a shell script that will set an enviroment variable
 >  > using the export command, but then when i try and print the
 >  > variable after the shell scrit has been run the variable is no
 >  > longer set.  Why is this?  my problem is that i need to set some
 >  > enviroment variables in a shell script that is run when my tomcat
 >  > server is started, but after the startup script runs the variables
 >  > are no longer set.  Here is what i am using in my scripts:
 >  > 
 >  > export CLASSPATH=/usr/root/
 >  > echo $CLASSPATH
 >  > 
 >  > but then when i do a echo $CLASSPATH from the command line the
 >  > original value is printed and not the one set in the shell script.
 >  > 
 >  > any help would be great.
 > 
 > Use the "." command.  So, instead of running foo, run 
 > 
 >   . foo

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Andrew.