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Article #53Re: using functions in sh
From: Boyd Roberts
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 08:27
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 08:27
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In article <1992Nov2.193223.18537@panther.mot.com>, sacks@panther.mot.com (Dennis Sacks) writes: > I don't seem to have a good shell programming guide handy -- can someone tell me > what different contexts you can use a shell function in? sh(1) is a good start. > var=my_funct # ? var is set to the string my_funct. > var=`my_funct` # ? my_funct is run and var is set to its output. Boyd Roberts boyd@prl.dec.com ``Not only is UNIX dead, it's starting to smell really bad.'' -- Rob Pike
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Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!noc.near.net!news.Brown.EDU!qt.cs.utexas.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!decwrl!pa.dec.com!decprl!decprl!boyd From: boyd@prl.dec.com (Boyd Roberts) Subject: Re: using functions in sh Message-ID: <1992Nov3.082748.12281@prl.dec.com> Keywords: sh Sender: news@prl.dec.com (USENET News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: prl313.prl.dec.com Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation - Paris Research Laboratory References: <1992Nov2.193223.18537@panther.mot.com> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1992 08:27:48 GMT Lines: 18