11-30-2010
Bakunin,
first off , I would like to thank you ,,your post was more than helpful .
Quote:
Another point is: Might there be lines which don't need processing? Lets consider the following:
I think I missed this point , I'll do something about it.
Quote:
Still, there is a more subtle point I'd like to raise - one, which isn't explicitly covered by your requirement, but is best learned from the very beginning of ones programming career: If you get user input you should validate it!
Yes , I know its an important point , and I'am going to make sure to add this to my script, it just about that my problem was in awk , now I understand what to do .
Thanks again.
RGD
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NAME
shell-quote - quote arguments for safe use, unmodified in a shell command
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shell-quote [switch]... arg...
DESCRIPTION
shell-quote lets you pass arbitrary strings through the shell so that they won't be changed by the shell. This lets you process commands
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