James writes:

> :HELP SH
>> User-defined command:
>> 
>> SH
>> XEQ SH.HPBIN.SYS

No, it should invoke with -L.  Mine is:

(MANAGER.SYS)# help sh
User-defined command:

SH
ANYPARM info=-L
#                                                              version A.01.00
#
# This UDC invokes the POSIX .2 shell with the -L option by default.
# -L causes the shell to read the environment initialization files.
# The shell uses the file defined by the HISTFILE variable as the
# location of the history file.  /etc/profile defines HISTFILE to
# be your HOME group, or your logon group if you lack a home group.
#
continue
xeq sh.hpbin.sys "!info"
(MANAGER.SYS)# 

So I don't know where you got the one without the -L (?)

Also, HOME may not exist outside the shell... unless you save it in the shell:

> (MANAGER.SYS)# showvar HOME
>                        ^
> Variable not found in variable table. (CIERR 8106)
> (MANAGER.SYS)# sh
> ######################################################################## 
> 
>                MPE/iX Shell and Utilities (A.50.02)
>     COPYRIGHT (c) Hewlett-Packard Company 1992, All Rights Reserved.
> 
> ########################################################################
> 
> 
> shell/iX> exit
> (MANAGER.SYS)# sh
> ######################################################################## 
> 
>                MPE/iX Shell and Utilities (A.50.02)
>     COPYRIGHT (c) Hewlett-Packard Company 1992, All Rights Reserved.
> 
> ########################################################################
> 
> 
> shell/iX> echo $HOME
> /SYS/MANAGER
> shell/iX> exit
> (MANAGER.SYS)# showvar HOME
>                        ^
> Variable not found in variable table. (CIERR 8106)
> (MANAGER.SYS)# 

Here we save the value:

> (MANAGER.SYS)# setvar home "foo"
> (MANAGER.SYS)# sh
> ######################################################################## 
> 
>                MPE/iX Shell and Utilities (A.50.02)
>     COPYRIGHT (c) Hewlett-Packard Company 1992, All Rights Reserved.
> 
> ########################################################################
> 
> 
> shell/iX> echo $HOME
> foo
> shell/iX> exit
> (MANAGER.SYS)# showvar foo
>                        ^
> Variable not found in variable table. (CIERR 8106)
> (MANAGER.SYS)# showvar home
> HOME = foo
> (MANAGER.SYS)# 

Jeff

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