echo is returning empty

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OS - AIX 6.1

I am have below entry in my .profile
DS_LIB=/opt/IBM/InformationServer/Server/DSEngine/bin
export DS_BIN

When I do echo $DS_BIN, echo is returning empty
$ echo $DS_BIN
$

I never had this kind of issue earlier, please help me.

Thanks
srimitta

2

you're setting 'DS_LIB', but exporting 'DS_BIN'

3

it not would be: export DS_LIB ---> echo $DS_LIB

4

Sorry, it was my typo mistake

I am have below entry in my .profile
DS_BIN=/opt/IBM/InformationServer/Server/DSEngine/bin
export DS_BIN

When I do echo $DS_BIN, echo is returning empty
$ echo $DS_BIN
$

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export $DS_BIN is also returning empty

When I do echo $DS_BIN, echo is returning empty
$ echo $DS_BIN
$

5

how do you 'source' your .profile file?

. .profile