How to use variables in another shell script in my script?

Question

I have 2 shell scripts. In the first script I have kept the main method. In the 2nd script I have placed all the variables needed for the method since they are too many. Actually the main method needs 8 variables to run, likewise I have some 10 sets of 8 variables. The main method in script1 has to run for every set of variables. My questions:

How to call these variables from script 2 to the main method in script 1 in order to execute the same? Can I try declaring each set of variables as a function and try to call inside script 1? How to do that?

Please help me with this. Thank you in advance.

Vignesh · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-20 11:52:39Z

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you can keep the common variables alone in one script, say var.sh and add

. var.sh #dot Space var.sh

in all the scripts where the variables are needed

answered May 20, 2011 at 11:52

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glenn jackman Over a year ago

@Venky, if this answer works for you, you can reward Vignesh by accepting the answer.

Venky Over a year ago

I already mentioned I have a main method in script1 which has to run for each set of variables in script2. I want to run the main script again and again for each set of variables(var1 to var8 since the main method utilises 8 variables to run). How to make this happen? Please share some ideas.

Vignesh Over a year ago

I am not very clear with the question. but i will try to answer. just keep the variables and the definition of the main method in the first script but dont call it there. Now load the script as i ve done above and call it in the required scripts

Ionică Bizău Over a year ago

@Vignesh This works, but why? I tried previously using ./var.sh and it didn't.

ScrappyDev · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-06 18:29:31Z

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I had a similar issue.
Thanks to Vignesh I made the following changes that worked for me:

Originally the variables were localized w/in the __RequestLogin.sh script:

#!/bin/bash
# Loading Data

sh __RequestLogin.sh
sh __ExecuteScript.sh

This Updated script allowes access to these variables w/in __ExecuteScript.sh:

#!/bin/bash
# Loading Data

. __RequestLogin.sh
. __ExecuteScript.sh

answered Mar 6, 2012 at 18:29

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