csh issues bogus error message

[Steve Bertrand]

Steven Friedrich wrote:
> I'm working on my .cshrc file, so I have to use csh syntax. I, like most Unix 
> shell programmers, usually steer clear of csh scripts, but obviously, .cshrc 
> requires csh syntax.
> 
> If I create a file with just a # in it, I get:
> set: Variable name must begin with a letter.
> 
> I can change the # to #!/bin/csh
> but I get the same error message
> 
> This looks like a csh bug to me 8o)

What exactly are you trying to do?

Can you post the entire contents of your .cshrc file?

...seems as though there is something missing here.

Steve
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