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really stumped with this.

i want to set a few variables for a script (paths)

according to everything i've found this should work but it doesn't;

SRC=/Volumes/MP_JUBBLER/testing/src/
SRC=/Volumes/MP_JUBBLER/testing/src/: Command not found.
echo $SRC
[MP-jynkBase:~] dan% echo $SRC
SRC: Undefined variable.

been bugging me for while!

many thanks, Dan.

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Which shell are you using? echo $SHELL should tell you. I'm running BASH on Snow Leopard, and able to set variables the way you are trying to. – ayaz Nov 3 '10 at 12:52

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I'm a Linux guy, but that looks like a (t)csh prompt to me instead of bash (which syntax you're trying to use).

In csh world variables can be set with

setenv SRC "/Volumes/MP_JUBBLER/testing/src/"

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I think you're right. It looks like a csh error message, too. – Dennis Williamson Nov 3 '10 at 15:48
yeh its (t)csh and that works. Des that then set the varibale forever or just for this session? thanks, Dan. – daniel Crabbe Nov 3 '10 at 17:45

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