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From: rich@rexago1.UUCP (K. Richard Magill)
Newsgroups: net.unix,net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: Bourne shell modifications, past and future
Message-ID: <122@rexago1.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 23-Nov-85 21:10:18 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov 23 21:10:18 1985
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References: <1943@gatech.CSNET> <10@druri.UUCP> <21@pixdoc.UUCP> <3@bbncc5.UUCP> <161@nitrex.UUCP>
Reply-To: rich@rexago1.UUCP (K. Richard Magill)
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Keywords: shell functions
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Summary: 

In article <161@nitrex.UUCP> rob@nitrex.UUCP (rob robertson) writes:
>My main problem with SysV's version of Bourne Shell is that functions
>don't stick around in a new invocation of the shell.  In Berkley a
>.cshrc is executed when ever a new shell is involked keeping the alias
>around.  Korn shell fixed that by providing an enviornment variable,
>ENV which contains the name of a file to be executed whenever a new shell
>is involked.  Also in Korn shell, he provides BOTH aliasing and functions.
>Aliasing is faster, but functions are more complex.
>

ksh functions can also be exported.

K. Richard Magill