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On Jan 26, 2008 10:12 AM, Godmar Back <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Note, however, that this rule does not apply to shell scripts: inside > shell scripts, it's okay to export CLASSPATH because such settings > will be valid only for the shell executing the script; in Unix, > changes to environment variable will not reflect back to the shell > from the shell script was started. > Oops, should read: "... changes to environment variables will not reflect back to the shell from *which* the shell script was started." I should also mention that if you place an export CLASSPATH command in your ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bashrc, you've committed the same mistake because the setting then will be valid for your initial shell session (or every new session, or both, depending on the content of your ~/.bash_profile.) So ignore any instructions that propose you do that. - Godmar