[17:09] can I use shell commands when setting the value of an env variable? [17:23] njbair: commands like env X=`foo` ? [17:23] yeah that didn't work for me [17:23] njbair: thats because that is just for setting defaults. :) [17:23] njbair: just set it in a script..end script section [17:23] do I use the env keyword inside the script section? [17:28] It’s sh code. You might want “export”. [17:32] oh I see [17:33] i must be doing something wrong. when I start my test script it appears to work fine, I get a pid from initctl. but my echo statement is ignored and I dont see any output [17:56] njbair: perhaps pastebin your job file? [17:56] njbair: (hint, apt-get install 'pastebinit' and do 'pastebinit < /etc/init/foo.conf') [17:57] SpamapS, got it. I was using the wrong command syntax elsewhere.