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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting echo x - returns: x: command not found Post 302492793 by bsquared on Tuesday 1st of February 2011 01:21:12 PM
Old 02-01-2011
@ Scrutinizer, Thank you.
I changed the syntax to:
Code:
function wrapper()
{

    function worker()
    {

        VAR="DEBUG TEXT "$(( $COUNT + 1))
        echo $VAR

    }

    # test for a param first
    # run param
    $1

}

And the problem is solved. Is there a better way I wonder?

Last edited by bsquared; 02-01-2011 at 02:35 PM..
 

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MKOCTFILE(1)						      General Commands Manual						      MKOCTFILE(1)

NAME
mkoctfile - Compile dynamic-load modules for GNU Octave SYNOPSIS
mkoctfile [-IDIR] [-DDEF] [-lLIB] [-LDIR] [-M|--depend] [-c] [-o FILE|--output FILE] [-p VAR|--print VAR] [-s|--strip] [-v|--ver- bose] [-h|-?|--help] file ... DESCRIPTION
mkoctfile is used to compile source C, C++ or Fortran source code in dynamically loadble file for octave(1). OPTIONS
mkoctfile accepts the following options: -IDIR Add include directory DIR to compile commands. -DDEF Add definition DEF to compiler call. -lLIB Add library LIB to link command. -LDIR Add library directory DIR to link command. -M|--depend Generate dependency files (.d) for C and C++ source files. -c Compile but do not link. -o FILE|--output FILE Output file name; default extension is .oct. -p VAR|--print VAR Print configuration variable VAR. Recognized variables are: CPPFLAGS CPICFLAG INCFLAGS CXX F2C CXXFLAGS F2CFLAGS CXXPICFLAG F77 XTRA_CFLAGS FFLAGS XTRA_CXXFLAGS FPICFLAG SHLEXT CC SH_LD CFLAGS SH_LDFLAGS -s|--strip Strip the output file. -v|--verbose Echo commands as they are executed. file Compile or linke file. Recognised file types are .c C source .cc C++ source .C C++ source .cpp C++ source .f Fortran source .F Fortran source .o object file .SH SEE ALSO .BR octave (1). AUTHOR
John W. Eaton <jwe@bevo.che.wisc.edu> This manual page was contributed by Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd@debian.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution but may be used by others. GNU Octave 1 November 2002 MKOCTFILE(1)
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