-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Eduardo Aldaz wrote: > Dear All > My crontab calls a script that I'd like to be able to read an > environmental variable that I've created. > > My question is , where can I create/initialize this environment variable > so that it is accesible to this script? Each time this script is called > by crontab it would change the environment variable, as it is some sort > of counter...
Unix lets you see your parent's environment variables, but not modify them so that it affects the parent's copy of the variable. Of course, OpenVMS does this with ease, and I use that feature all the time. >>From what I gather /etc/profile is only used by login scripts? So it > would be of no use? > > Thanks for your help > Eduardo > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEcNCzS9HxQb37XmcRAjPXAJ4/ccwUEfui3XHkj/LhdsEtJ2eScwCdEWMK jkboVKN67Xvo2TeUUYqI1ZM= =Cp0U -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
