On 09/30/2012 04:21 PM, antispam06 at sent.at wrote: >> > #!/bin/sh >> > export HOME="`pwd`" >> > ./thunderbird/thunderbird > Wouldn't that mess the $HOME? No, only the shell of the running script is affected. > Shouldn't omit the export? Something like: > > #!/bin/sh > HOME="`pwd`"; ./thunderbird/thunderbird Works too. Best regards Karsten N.