set is used for csh or tcsh. export is used for sh (bourne shell) derivatives, like bash.
-brad On Sun, 22 Nov 1998, Sibuyas Bombay wrote: > hi! > i once had an ISP where in order to be able to run elm (when telnet`ing to > it) you have to invoke _$ set TERM=v100_ , they were running RedHat. > on another ISP, in order for you to run pine, you have to invoke _$ export > TERM=vt100_ , they ran BSDI. > > now, on my debian system, (when i telnet to it), I have observed that in > order > for me to properly run joe (vi works fine), i have to give an _$ export > TERM=vt100_ > command. > > the thing here is, can someone please tell me how these two commands differ > ? > > thanks, > sib > > --------------------------------------------------------- > A world of Information. The journey begins here. At Home. > Internet Cebu's web based mail. http://www.i-mailbox.net > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
