Re: Why bash exports variables implicitly?

[Raffaele Sandrini <rasa@gmx.ch>]

On Thursday 23 May 2002 23:33, Shaul Karl wrote:
> $ MYVAR=testing
> $ printf "$MYVAR\n"
> testing
> $
>
> It looks like bash mark variables and function which are modified or
> created for export to the environment of subsequent commands.
>
> I believe this wasn't used to be like that. Did the default behavior
> changed or is there some configuration file for this behavior?

That behaviour is correct.
You type "prinf $MYVAR". But bash executes "printf testing".

I checked it wrong. If u export a variable the its avalible for all sub 
sessions like:

$ export TEST=hello
$ bash
$ echo $TEST
hello
$exit
 ***** or ****
$ TEST=hello
$ bash
$ echo $TEST
<nothing>
$ exit

cheers,
Raffaele
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