Build .sh file?

I create a .sh file called cfg.sh, contents are as follow:

./configure --enable-so

I set this file to executable and type ./cfg.sh to execute it. It work fine as what I expected!

So, I create another file called cfgpath.sh, contents are as follow:

PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH; export PATH;
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib:/usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH; export LD_LIBRARY_PATH

I do the samething, set the .sh file to executable and type ./cfgpath.sh to run the unix script. But it doesn't perform. If I type echo $PATH, path did not set.

I perfrom the path setting directly from # prompt and it work.

Why?

Thanks in advance.

ypu have tou SOURCE the file

---> . ./filename

note the dot before ./filename

I did use ./filename, as follow

./cfgpath.sh

You didn't look at what guggach said. Look again - there are two dots in what was posted. This does assume Borne or Korn shell, but based on your syntax it seems like you are already using one of those.

I'm using

./cfg.sh

it is working, why when I use

./cfgpath.sh

is not working? I know you suggest to use ../cfgpath.sh
instead ./cfgpath.sh. But why? What is the reason behine it?
I also wondering why the .sh script one can work, the other
NOT?

Enjoy your happy weekend!!

DOT - SPACE - DOT - SLASH ...

The first dot is a command!

It does not work because a child cannot set the parent's environment. The "dot" prevents spawning a child process.

hth,
M.