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Harald van D??k <truedfx@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 11:31:27PM -0700, Drake Wyrm wrote: |
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> > Harald van D??k <truedfx@g.o> wrote: |
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> > > Any is fine, there is no word splitting or wildcard expansion in |
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> > > shell variable assignments. |
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> > |
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> > $ foo="bar * baz" |
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> > $ wombat=$foo |
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> > $ echo $wombat |
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> > bar somedir somefile baz |
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> The wildcard expansion is not during the variable assignment, it's |
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> during the expansion of $wombat. Just try echo "$wombat" instead. |
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Right, you are! I do apologize. |
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Major premise: You can't handle the truth. |
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Minor premise: The truth is out there. |
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Conclusion: You can't handle what is out there. |
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