Re: LYNX-DEV Pipe command?

[Larry W. Virden, x2487]

> > DOWNLOADER:Pipe to command:set %s; ONAME=%s; export ONAME;
> >     echo; echo -n "Enter command\: "; read word; eval "$word" < "$1":FALSE
> 
> What is the set for?  Just to get rid of the first parameter?  Also, you
> realize that 'ONAME=%s; export ONAME' can be shortened to 'export ONAME=%s',
> right? :)
> 


I suspect the first set is so that the temporary name gets 'used up'
and that ONAME can be giving the 'real' name.  Also, the 'shorter'
export only works for Korn shell based shells.  Pre-ksh /bin/sh's don't
accept that notation.
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