Re: What's set -n for ?

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From: Joe Smith
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 1990 17:53

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Q: What is "-n" good for in /bin/sh?
A: "sh -nv shell_script_being_debugged".

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From: jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith)
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Subject: Re: What's set -n for ?
Summary: testing when sh is explictly invoked
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Date: 19 Oct 90 17:53:25 GMT
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