Re: Arguments to 4.3BSD "sh -c" commands are mishandled

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From: Kent Black
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1986 22:55

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In article <7296@elsie.UUCP> ado@elsie.UUCP (Arthur David Olson) writes:
 = Index:	bin/sh 4.3BSD
 = 
 = Description:
 = 	Arguments to a "sh -c" command are mishandled.
 = 
 = Repeat-By:
 = 	Type in the command
 = 		sh -c 'echo $*' a b c d
 = 	and note the incorrect output:
 = 		b c d

This is not a bug; $* expands to $1 - $n, i.e.,
skips $0, which happens to be 'a'. 
Try
	sh -c 'echo $0' a b c

-- kab

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From: kab@reed.UUCP (Kent Black)
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Subject: Re: Arguments to 4.3BSD "sh -c" commands are mishandled
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Date: Mon, 15-Dec-86 17:55:18 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 15 17:55:18 1986
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