05-10-2013
Agree with dgpickett. If you ever find yourself
1) generating code
2) using eval for basic, simple things
3) building shell scripts with shell scripts
...chances are you've missed or skipped the obvious way.
Creating 10,000 nearly-identical scripts with slightly different variables? Why not have it take a parameter, then call the same one 10,000 times? In fact, if it's a script with one line, why call a script at all?
Generating code and storing it for later? Why not generate it later and avoid the storing, or just store a list of files instead of an entire script?
In fact, why not just copy then and there, now or later, without generating code? The shell's fully capable of doing all these things.
Last edited by Corona688; 05-10-2013 at 06:39 PM..
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