Subject: Re: /etc/login.conf
To: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
From: Michael Graff <explorer@flame.org>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 12/07/1999 09:53:02
der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA> writes:
> > lang string Set $LANG environment variable.
> > manpath path Default search path for manpages.
> > path path Default search path.
> > setenv list A comma-separated list of env vars/vals.
> > timezone string Default value of $TZ environment variable.
>
> Given setenv, why do lang, manpath, path, and timezone exist? And how
> do you put a comma in an environment variable? (Or since this is
> termcap-like, a colon, which is especially relevant for path and
> manpath?)
Who says the shell is really a "proper" shell?
--Michael