Hi! On Sun Aug 17, 2003 at 02:11:45PM +0200, Wayne Gemmell wrote: > When I try to append to my current path I get the following output > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ export $PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/j2sdk1.4.2/bin/ > bash: export: > `/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/j2sdk1.4.2/bin/': > > not a valid identifier
Use following instead: $ export PATH=/usr/local/j2sdk1.4.2/bin:$PATH $PATH dereferences the PATH environment variable and so the shell tries to use the content of PATH as an envvar which is in this case not a valid identifier ;-) So long Thomas -- .''`. Obviously we do not want to leave zombies around. - W. R. Stevens : :' : Thomas Krennwallner <djmaecki at ull dot at> `. `'` 1024D/67A1DA7B 9484 D99D 2E1E 4E02 5446 DAD9 FF58 4E59 67A1 DA7B `- http://bigfish.ull.at/~djmaecki/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
