1.1.7: Problem when "sourcing" shell files

1.1.7: Problem when "sourcing" shell files

[Miguel Alves]

I Have a simple problem with setting env variables in a shell and making
them available to my shell.

I Just Have this script (xx.sh)

#!/bin/bash
if [ "a" = "a" ]; then
        export HELLO1=WORLD1
        echo $HELLO1
fi

echo "End"

#### END SCRIPT ######

If I execute it with the "." before the command to make the HELLO1 variable
recognised in my bash session when the script finish. The execution gives
the following error

malves> . xx.sh
bash: /disk2/data/malves/bin/xx.sh: line 9: syntax error: unexpected end of
file


If if execute it without the "."

malves> xx.sh
WORLD1
End

I don't get any problems.


I'am sure that this is a very stupid error how can I solve this.

TIA,

Miguel Alves


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Re: 1.1.7: Problem when "sourcing" shell files

[Earnie Boyd]

Miguel Alves wrote:
> 
> I Have a simple problem with setting env variables in a shell and making
> them available to my shell.
> 
> I Just Have this script (xx.sh)
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> if [ "a" = "a" ]; then
>         export HELLO1=WORLD1
>         echo $HELLO1
> fi
> 
> echo "End"
> 
> #### END SCRIPT ######
> 
> If I execute it with the "." before the command to make the HELLO1 variable
> recognised in my bash session when the script finish. The execution gives
> the following error
> 
> malves> . xx.sh
> bash: /disk2/data/malves/bin/xx.sh: line 9: syntax error: unexpected end of
> file
> 
> If if execute it without the "."
> 
> malves> xx.sh
> WORLD1
> End
> 
> I don't get any problems.
> 
> I'am sure that this is a very stupid error how can I solve this.
> 

All I can say is, "It works for me" (tm).  Line 9 is the "#### END
SCRIPT ######" line so you could try deleting that line to see what
happens.  I did include it in my tests and it worked fine.  You could
also add a `set -o xtrace' to debug it.

YMMV,
Earnie.

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