Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:19:43 +0100 From: RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to view environment variables Message-ID: <20080615031943.3a8842f0@gumby.homeunix.com.> In-Reply-To: <48546AC3.5010506@onetel.com> References: <485453CE.3040908@onetel.com> <20080615014316.0723f0da@gumby.homeunix.com.> <48546AC3.5010506@onetel.com>
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On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:05:07 +0100 Chris Whitehouse <cwhiteh@onetel.com> wrote: > RW wrote: > > On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:27:10 +0100 > > Chris Whitehouse <cwhiteh@onetel.com> wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> sysutils/fusefs-ntfs/files/README.FreeBSD refers to various > >> environment variables, eg UBLIO_BLOCKSIZE and others. How do I find > >> out what they are set to? set and printenv don't find them. I'm > >> using standard csh and FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE, fuse.ko is loaded and > >> ntfs-3g works except it seems very slow. > > > > If you didn't set them, they probably aren't set. You'll need to > > consult the fusefs-ntfs documentation (or source) to find the > > default value. > > I think this explains part of my confusion. If the variables are not > set ntfs-3g assumes some defaults (in README.FreeBSD) but doesn't set > them as environment variables. I thought ntfs-3g would actually set > them. I still don't know how to view them when I have explicitly set > them, as per previous reply to Robert Huff. > > eco# env UBLIO_BLOCKSIZE=65536 ntfs-3g /dev/ad0s1 /ad0s1 > eco# setenv |grep UBLIO > eco# If you set them separately in the shell the new process will inherit them - env only sets the environment in the new process. This wont buy you anything though for the reason you mention, and because parent processes don't pick-up changes to the environment made by child-processes anyway.
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