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From:	Tim Goodwin <tjg@star.le.ac.uk>
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Subject: Re: rc 1.6 $version
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> Why not just initialize version (provided there's none set in the
> environment?), not export it, and have any assignments turn it into a
> normal variable.  I think that's pretty easy to do.

OK, after a couple of iterations I've now done exactly that.

I've made $prompt act in the same way; I wonder if $ifs should too?
The other variables to which rc gives default values: $path and $pid;
are never exported.

All this will be in another release candidate soon...

Tim.