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spaceing in an shell alias
ok this is my problem.
I have a variable that is very specific in spaceing but when ever i try to use the variable i only get 1 empty space vs 3 for example. Code:
$ list="list me" $ echo $list list me $ list2="one two three" $ echo $list2 one two three Last edited by Optimus_P; 07-15-2002 at 09:25 AM. 
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Put quotes around the variable when using it.
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$ list="one two" $ echo $list one two $ echo "$list" one two Last edited by Perderabo; 07-15-2002 at 10:09 AM.
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It has two (actually three) but did not post here correctly.
It did work using the quotes around the variable when doing the echo. What shell are you using? I tried this in sh, ksh, and csh. All worked the same in the output (set list = instead of list= in csh). Are you testing this from a prompt using the example given? What OS are you using (worked the same on Solaris and HP-UX for me)? And if you look at your example, you didn't post that you tried this. You spoke of trying it on the variable assignment, not when reading the variable.
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i appoligize. i apparently misread ur post.
after i was digging thru my korn book on page 69 they gave an example of exactly what i was trying to do. then i look up and see that you had replyed again to my post. so thank you for the correct answer. ~Mike
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Never a problem - I still can't get the spaces in there (tried editing) - it just post funny on here -looks right when I'm doing it but comes out wrong (it is the same as your problem - it formats extra blank space out of there).
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