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How to refer variable defined in sub shell in parent shell. command grouping is difficult in my case. What would be the alternative.

Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
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NaviKesh Doddi
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    [XY problem](http://meta.stackexchange.com/q/66377/270345). What are you actually trying to do? – muru Jan 17 '17 at 06:37
  • Please update the question with the relevant code and a description of what it is you're trying to achieve. – Kusalananda Jan 17 '17 at 08:14
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    You have a few options. If it's an integer, you can return it as the subshell status. You can have the subshell print to stdout and capture into a variable. You can use a temporary file. It'd be better if you stated **what** you are trying to do instead of **how** you are trying to do. – giusti Jan 17 '17 at 10:23
  • I have some set of variables in parent shell and when i call my child script it will change those values and these variables store non-numeric. After calling child script, based on modified values of my variables, i need to write some code in parent script. – NaviKesh Doddi Jan 18 '17 at 11:23

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You can't.

If you have defined a variable in a subshell (and export that), it won't be propagated to the parent's environment. This is by design.

You can only pass them downwards, meaning to only the child's environment.

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