Re: GURU NEEDED : break a command into several lines and comment each line

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From: Berthold Höllmann
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:45

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bolega <gnuist006@gmail.com> writes:

> Basically, I have spent a few hours experimenting and searching on the
> comp.unix.shell
>
> how to break a command with several switches into more than one line
> AND to be able to put some comment on each line.
>
> #!/bin/bash -xv
>
> command       \ # comment1
>          -sw1 \ # comment2
>          -sw2 \ # comment3
>          arguments

How about=20

=2D----------
#!/bin/bash -xv

COMMAND=3Dcommand       # comment1
COMMAND=3D$COMMAND -sw1 \ # comment2
COMMAND=3D$COMMAND -sw2 \ # comment3
COMMAND=3D$COMMAND arguments

$COMMAND
=2D--------
?

Regards=20
Berthold=20
> One ought to be able to comment every single switch if desired for
> whatever reason.
>
> Bolega
>
>

=2D-=20
A: Weil es die Lesbarkeit des Textes verschlechtert.
F: Warum ist TOFU so schlimm?
A: TOFU
F: Was ist das gr=C3=B6=C3=9Fte =C3=84rgernis im Usenet?

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From: bhoel@despammed.com (Berthold Höllmann)
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Subject: Re: GURU NEEDED : break a command into several lines and comment each line
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