bash export command

Question

I am encountering a strange problem with my 64bit Ubuntu - on the export command.

Basically, I have got a VM installation on Ubuntu on my Win7, and I am trying to pa

Answer 1

SHELL is an environment variable, and so it's not the most reliable for what you're trying to figure out. If your tool is using a shell which doesn't set it, it will retain its old value.

Use ps to figure out what's really going on.