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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Replace string works on command-line but fails when run from shell script Post 303038463 by wisecracker on Tuesday 3rd of September 2019 06:04:15 PM
Old 09-03-2019
Fully POSIX compliant using OP's parameters:
Code:
#!/usr/local/bin/dash
# check.sh
# $1 is '/fin/app/01/scripts\\n/fin/app/01/sql'

text=$( echo $( echo $1 ) )
echo $text

Results using as before...
Code:
Last login: Tue Sep  3 23:00:12 on ttys000
AMIGA:amiga~> cd Desktop/Code/Shell
AMIGA:amiga~/Desktop/Code/Shell> ./check.sh '/fin/app/01/scripts\\n/fin/app/01/sql'
/fin/app/01/scripts /fin/app/01/sql
AMIGA:amiga~/Desktop/Code/Shell> _

 

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LEARN ABOUT OSF1

tntnet-config

TNTNET-CONFIG(1)					      General Commands Manual						  TNTNET-CONFIG(1)

NAME

       tntnet-config - output compiler flags for tntnet usage

SYNOPSIS

       tntnet-config [--libs] [--cxxflags] [--config[=app]] [--makefile[=app]] [--project=app] [--autoproject=app] [--help] [--version]

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the tntnet-config command.

OPTIONS

       This program's options start with two dashes (`-').  A summary of options is included below.

       --libs Output linker flags.

       --cxxflags
	      Output C++ preprocessor and compiler flags.

       --config[=app]
	      Print default configuration file.

       --makefile[=app]
	      Print a simple makefile for an ecpp project.

       --project=app
	      Create a simple ecpp project directory.

       --autoproject=app
	      Create a autotools based ecpp project.

       --help Show summary of options.

       --version
	      Show version of program.

AUTHOR

       tntnet was written by Tommi Makitalo <tommi@tntnet.org>.

       This manual page was written by Kari Pahula <kaol@debian.org>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

SEE ALSO

       tntnet(8), ecppc(1), ecppl(1), ecppll(1).
       More documentation can be found in /usr/share/doc/tntnet-doc/.

								   July  3, 2006						  TNTNET-CONFIG(1)
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