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Article #1519What's set -n for ?
From: Ian Watson
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 1990 14:51
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 1990 14:51
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What's the point of the -n option for the 'set' command of sh ? -n Reads commands but does not execute them If you have set it, how would you ever unset it ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ian Watson, HP Pinewood Information Systems Division, England. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Phone : (Intl)+44 344 763015 Unix mail (Internet) : ian@hpopd.HP.COM Unix mail (UUCP) : ...!hplabs!hpopd!ian Openmail : ian watson/pinewood,lab,hpopd Openmail from Unix : ian_watson/pinewood_lab_hpopd@hpopd HPDesk : Ian WATSON/HP1600 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!know!sdd.hp.com!hplabs!hpda!hpcuhb!hpsqf!hpopd!ian From: ian@hpopd.HP.COM (Ian Watson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell Subject: What's set -n for ? Message-ID: <23880001@hpopd.HP.COM> Date: 17 Oct 90 14:51:59 GMT Organization: HP PWD, Pinewood UK. Lines: 16