Set variable

[230173]

Hi,

I'm triyng to implement a backup script i got with Backup & recovery book from Osborne.
These scripts use a variable that's called $TOOLS.
It needs to be set in the environment.

So i set it the /etc/environment file like this:
TOOLS=/path

The scripts still don't find the right files.

How can i test if a variable is set right?
I tried cd $TOOLS but nothing happend.
Help!!!

 

[LHLTech]

echo $TOOLS will show you what it is set to at any given time.

Do you really want $TOOLS to equal the explicit /path (or some other directory) or did you want it to be equivalent to the path in which case you should set TOOLS=$PATH ?

The environment is set when you log in, so if you have changed the file you need to log out and in again to invoke the new environment.

LHLTech

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