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From: mostek@motcid.UUCP (Frank B. Mostek)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: csh setenv with `cat ...`
Summary: csh setenv with `cat ...`
Keywords: csh setenv with `cat ...`
Message-ID: <6291@beryl12.UUCP>
Date: 25 Apr 91 20:13:12 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Div., Arlington Heights, IL
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I am having a problem with the csh setenv command:

$setenv EXINIT `cat ~/.myexrc`
`cat ~/.myexrc`: Ambiguous.

Any ideas?

I am setting EXINIT to prevent vi from invoking the .exrc file twice
when I invoke vi from my home directory.  This causes some bad side
effects.

Thanx in advance.
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Frank Mostek			uunet!motcid!amethyst!mostek
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