On Fri, 2005-08-19 at 21:57 +0200, dan wrote: > >"fi" marks the end of an "if" clause. The "export CLASSPATH..." command > >should be after this and all on one line. Remember you need to log out > >and back in before this will have any effect. > Paul, > I've placed the command after the 'fi' like this: > " > # If the user has her own init file, then use that one, else use the > # canonical one. > if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then > . ~/.bashrc > elif [ -f ${default_dir}Bashrc ]; then > . ${default_dir}Bashrc; > > fi > export CLASSPATH=/home/dan > " > dan is a user (me). If I log in as user dan, open a terminal window, > use the command env shall I then see > CLASSPATH=/home/dan? That's what's supposed to happen, yes. Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>