From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 28175 invoked from network); 19 Apr 2005 07:52:30 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 19 Apr 2005 07:52:30 -0000 Received: (qmail 72317 invoked from network); 19 Apr 2005 07:52:24 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 19 Apr 2005 07:52:24 -0000 Received: (qmail 26975 invoked by alias); 19 Apr 2005 07:52:16 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 8699 Received: (qmail 26963 invoked from network); 19 Apr 2005 07:52:15 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 19 Apr 2005 07:52:15 -0000 Received: (qmail 71236 invoked from network); 19 Apr 2005 07:52:15 -0000 Received: from ns9.hostinglmi.net (213.194.149.146) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 19 Apr 2005 07:52:10 -0000 Received: from 212.red-80-35-44.pooles.rima-tde.net ([80.35.44.212] helo=localhost) by ns9.hostinglmi.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.44) id 1DNnWl-0008MR-Om; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 09:52:11 +0200 Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 09:53:16 +0200 From: DervishD To: Vincent Stemen Cc: zsh-users@sunsite.dk Subject: Re: Cannot export some shell variables Message-ID: <20050419075316.GB57@DervishD> Mail-Followup-To: Vincent Stemen , zsh-users@sunsite.dk References: <20050418045141.GA68582@quark.hightek.org> <20050418073359.GA57@DervishD> <20050419030259.GA72681@quark.hightek.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20050419030259.GA72681@quark.hightek.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Organization: DervishD X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - ns9.hostinglmi.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - sunsite.dk X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - dervishd.net X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 on a.mx.sunsite.dk X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=6.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Hits: -2.6 Hi Vincent :) * Vincent Stemen dixit: > On Mon, Apr 18, 2005 at 09:33:59AM +0200, DervishD wrote: > > * Vincent Stemen dixit: > > > Some shell variables do not seem to export to child shells. Two > > > variable names I know of so far are $y and $r. Is there something > > > special about certain variable names that could cause this > > > behavior? > > Not that I know of. Maybe your rc files are doing something > > weird? > Yes, you are right! It was a dumb user malfunction on my part. Nice :) So it is solved. This have hit me a couple of times, that's why I suggested. > I think part of my brain had already gone to sleep before I was > ready to stop working for the night. I understand, it happens to me quite frequently O:) > Thanks for the response. You're welcome :) Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado -- Linux Registered User 88736 http://www.dervishd.net & http://www.pleyades.net/ It's my PC and I'll cry if I want to...