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Re: [Help-bash] The difference between $* and "$*"?
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Bob Proulx |
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Re: [Help-bash] The difference between $* and "$*"? |
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Mon, 3 Feb 2014 12:49:15 -0700 |
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Greg Wooledge wrote:
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> > If IFS is unset, the parameters are separated by spaces.
> > So if "unset IFS" then "$*" expands to "$1 $2 $3".
> > If IFS is null, the parameters are joined without intervening
> > separators.
> > So if "unset IFS" then "$*" expands to "$1$2$3".
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> That last sentence is wrong. You meant to say, if IFS="" then "$*"
> expands to "$1$2$3".
Ah, yes, of course. Thanks for the review! Peer review is a
wonderful thing! :-)
Bob
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