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On 08/10/06, Ow Mun Heng <Ow.Mun.Heng@×××.com> wrote: |
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> Does anyone know how to go about escaping a "*" in a bash script? |
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> I want to do the following |
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> query=" select * from table where column1='something' " |
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Well one you can use different quotes: |
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query='select * from table' |
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Or you can \* it. |
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query="select \* from table" |
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Stepping away from bash and into MySQL for a second, why are you |
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selecting *? See google for the debates :) |
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Thanks |
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Mark |
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