export PATH in script called via Cron.

[krad]

2009/10/16 Paul Halliday <paul.halliday at gmail.com>

> I have a script that I call via Cron.
>
> It wont work unless I include a path:
>
> #!/usr/local/bin/bash
> PATH="/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin"
> export $PATH
>
> which is fine and works. Out of curiosity though, why is it that if I
> call it from the cl like ./test.sh I get this error:
>
> ./test.sh: line 3: export:
> `/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin': not a
> valid identifier
>
> The script still works but it does drop that error.
>
> What does it mean?
>
> Thanks.
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drop the $ in front of path in the export line