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perl: setting ENV variable
I think you're right - I found a tip on another list that answers a similar query, although that concerned a bash script rather than Perl. It turns out that if you _run_ a bash script that does export VARIABLE then it does not persist - only works for children. However if instead you _source_... -
perl: setting ENV variable
Thanks - just tried it with this result: sh: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `'WORLD=earth'' sh: -c: line 1: `export('WORLD=earth')' I guess this means that the shell is complaining - but does the "sh" mean that it's not bash? I wonder if this is the reason for my... -
perl: setting ENV variable
I'm trying to set some ENV variables so that other programs can use them. Setting via %ENV doesn't work after the Perl script (child) has terminated. So I thought the Shell module should help - apparently this allows shell commands to be run. Although something like this (example from perldoc)...
