Comments on: Bash Tips: Testing Arguments http://sixohthree.com/173/bash-tips-testing-arguments The Weblog of Adam Backstrom Fri, 11 May 2012 19:37:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John http://sixohthree.com/173/bash-tips-testing-arguments/comment-page-1#comment-140 John Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:59:55 +0000 /?p=173#comment-140 and yet 5 years later, it did still help me ! thanks :) and yet 5 years later, it did still help me !

thanks :)

]]> By: Steve http://sixohthree.com/173/bash-tips-testing-arguments/comment-page-1#comment-139 Steve Tue, 16 Nov 2004 19:49:14 +0000 /?p=173#comment-139 <i>My script doesn’t work 100%. Arguments with spaces break. They’re read in as single arguments, but not stored as single arguments.</i><p> Don't sweat it; there are a number of implementation-specific ways to decide how to handle this.  gcc does it by having options with spaces instead use commas (e.g., -Wl,-rpath,/path/to/embed ).  Your post was very time-saving for me, thanks for the help.</p> My script doesn’t work 100%. Arguments with spaces break. They’re read in as single arguments, but not stored as single arguments.

Don’t sweat it; there are a number of implementation-specific ways to decide how to handle this.  gcc does it by having options with spaces instead use commas (e.g., -Wl,-rpath,/path/to/embed ).  Your post was very time-saving for me, thanks for the help.

]]> By: Karl http://sixohthree.com/173/bash-tips-testing-arguments/comment-page-1#comment-126 Karl Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=173#comment-126 I thought you dident use shell scrips. d:  You always tease me when I use them.  (/me is just being a bitch, ignore him.) I thought you dident use shell scrips. d:  You always tease me when I use them.  (/me is just being a bitch, ignore him.)

]]> By: Adam Backstrom http://sixohthree.com/173/bash-tips-testing-arguments/comment-page-1#comment-127 Adam Backstrom Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=173#comment-127 It's a valid question. ;) I use scripts when they're appropriate for the task at hand. I've seen people script things when the work was already done for them in another program, which is silly. I thought you were on vacation. ;) It’s a valid question. ;) I use scripts when they’re appropriate for the task at hand. I’ve seen people script things when the work was already done for them in another program, which is silly.

I thought you were on vacation. ;)

]]> By: karl http://sixohthree.com/173/bash-tips-testing-arguments/comment-page-1#comment-128 karl Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=173#comment-128 I never said that I was on vacation from reading other peoples stuff. d: Damn I am getting good at doing the garbaldy-gook email address, I don't even have to think about adding the .com on the end anymore. (: lskfjsdlfj@sfldjf.com sflfgfdslj@ldfjow.com slfweor@sldfj.com Wooo I never said that I was on vacation from reading other peoples stuff. d:

Damn I am getting good at doing the garbaldy-gook email address, I don’t even have to think about adding the .com on the end anymore. (:
lskfjsdlfj@sfldjf.com
sflfgfdslj@ldfjow.com
slfweor@sldfj.com

Wooo

]]> By: matt http://sixohthree.com/173/bash-tips-testing-arguments/comment-page-1#comment-129 matt Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=173#comment-129 Interesting... unfortunately, our Alpha's here at work don't have bash (oh csh, why do you hate me. I'll have to wait until I'm home to try it). :-( God, our work machines don't have anything: less, emacs, sudo, perl (well, they have perl now that I've bitched about it). On the plus side... with vi being the only editor, I no longer had any excuse to put off learning it. I'm at the point where I'm very comfortable with it now (after doing lots of perl and FORTRAN editing with it, I'd better be). Still, our work computer were misconfigured improperly. For example, when vi starts up, .exrc isn't read (gotta load it up manually). Heck even .cshrc doesn't work. Even worse, my department isn't unix friendly. They've finally found it in their budget to scrap our Alphas and replace them with Windows 2000 servers for our development. Why? 'cause Visual Basic is the coolest thing since sliced bread. Is it winter yet? (p.s. I totally didn't mean to hijack this thread) Interesting… unfortunately, our Alpha’s here at work don’t have bash (oh csh, why do you hate me. I’ll have to wait until I’m home to try it). :-(

God, our work machines don’t have anything: less, emacs, sudo, perl (well, they have perl now that I’ve bitched about it). On the plus side… with vi being the only editor, I no longer had any excuse to put off learning it. I’m at the point where I’m very comfortable with it now (after doing lots of perl and FORTRAN editing with it, I’d better be).

Still, our work computer were misconfigured improperly. For example, when vi starts up, .exrc isn’t read (gotta load it up manually). Heck even .cshrc doesn’t work.

Even worse, my department isn’t unix friendly. They’ve finally found it in their budget to scrap our Alphas and replace them with Windows 2000 servers for our development. Why? ’cause Visual Basic is the coolest thing since sliced bread.

Is it winter yet?

(p.s. I totally didn’t mean to hijack this thread)

]]> By: matt http://sixohthree.com/173/bash-tips-testing-arguments/comment-page-1#comment-130 matt Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=173#comment-130 Oh, which reminds me. Over the weekend, one of my friends and I were talking about Unix programming (He's signed up for a unix course at the local community college). He was asking me about kernels and shells and Emily starts cracking up. I asked her what was so funny and she said: Colonel? Shell? You guys are just doing this to pull my leg. What kind of shell is it? a Sea Shell? I replied: Yeah, Colonel Panic designed the c shell, but it wasn't cool enough so General Fault made the turbo c shell. We started cracking up, but the joke was completely lost on her... *sigh* film majors. She just figured out yesterday how to connect her TiBook to her dialup connection. She's had the laptop for almost a year now. Oh, which reminds me. Over the weekend, one of my friends and I were talking about Unix programming (He’s signed up for a unix course at the local community college). He was asking me about kernels and shells and Emily starts cracking up. I asked her what was so funny and she said:

Colonel? Shell? You guys are just doing this to pull my leg. What kind of shell is it? a Sea Shell?

I replied: Yeah, Colonel Panic designed the c shell, but it wasn’t cool enough so General Fault made the turbo c shell.

We started cracking up, but the joke was completely lost on her… *sigh* film majors. She just figured out yesterday how to connect her TiBook to her dialup connection. She’s had the laptop for almost a year now.

]]> By: Karl http://sixohthree.com/173/bash-tips-testing-arguments/comment-page-1#comment-131 Karl Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=173#comment-131 Lol, thats fucking great (the c/sea shell stuff) Lol, thats fucking great (the c/sea shell stuff)

]]> By: Adam Backstrom http://sixohthree.com/173/bash-tips-testing-arguments/comment-page-1#comment-132 Adam Backstrom Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=173#comment-132 My script doesn't work 100%. Arguments with spaces break. They're read in as single arguments, but not stored as single arguments. Don't know how to do that just yet. My script doesn’t work 100%. Arguments with spaces break. They’re read in as single arguments, but not stored as single arguments. Don’t know how to do that just yet.

]]> By: matt http://sixohthree.com/173/bash-tips-testing-arguments/comment-page-1#comment-133 matt Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=173#comment-133 Did you edit the script, or am I just going crazy? Did you edit the script, or am I just going crazy?

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