Setting environment variables in Linux using Bash
bash, linux, shell, unix
Solution
`export VAR=value` will set VAR to value. Enclose it in single quotes if you want spaces, like `export VAR='my val'`. If you want the variable to be interpolated, use double quotes, like `export VAR="$MY_OTHER_VAR"`.
Problem
In `tcsh`, I have the following script working: ``` #!/bin/tcsh setenv X_ROOT /some/specified/path setenv XDB ${X_ROOT}/db setenv PATH ${X_ROOT}/bin:${PATH} xrun -d xdb1 -i $1 > $2 ``` What is the equivalent to the `tcsh setenv` function in Bash? Is there a direct analog? The environment variables are for locating the executable.