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05-13-2008
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C Shell Script query
Hi
I need a small help Cshell% more abc.txt ******** Cshell% cat abc.txt | cut -c1-3 *** Cshell%set test3=`cat abc.txt | cut -c1-3` Cshell%echo $test3 a.txt b.txt................. ..... It displays all the file in the current directory. I want *** to be displayed. Can any one of you provide a quick suggesstion in this ? 
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05-13-2008
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The shell is interpreting the contents of the env var - in this case it's '***' which is translates to "All files in the cirrent directory"
 Try echo "$test3" instead (ie escape it)
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