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Re: [Help-bash] Difference between "argument" and "parameter"?
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Pierre Gaston |
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Re: [Help-bash] Difference between "argument" and "parameter"? |
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Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:16:19 +0200 |
On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 5:04 AM, Peng Yu <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
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> I see both "argument" and "parameter" are used. It seems to me that
> they are synonymous. Are there any subtle differences?
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> --
> Regards,
> Peng
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> From the bash manual: "A parameter is an entity that stores values."
If this "entity" as a name it can also be called "a variable"
Another kind of parameter are the "positional parameters" ($1 $2 ....)
these are often the arguments passed to your scripts or functions.