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Once more a very beginners question: what is wrong in my second 'if' statement?

# my shell arguments
NB_ARGS=$#
ARGS=$@
echo arguments\: $ARGS; echo

# inspect arguments
if [[ $# -lt 3 && $#...

I've asked a question about the '.' prefix in this thread:

https://www.unix.com/shell-programming-scripting/72689-control-sub-shells-2.html#post302213109

thanks a lot!

Ok, then I think my mind needs a little refresh on the '.' (see also https://www.unix.com/shell-programming-scripting/72714-argument-hysteresis-2.html ).

I've always learned to run scripts with a...

Haha no this is not a joke, but I really just make my first steps in shell scripting, and I think forums are very helpful. So I was just playing with 'for' loops, '$#', '$@' ... I just copied some...

Yes, it does do the same thing on my system (Debian Etch).

This is the entire script:

#!/bin/ksh
#
# try-outs for script arguments from command line
#

echo You\'ve typed $# arguments,...

that's a copy-paste error...
I'll try the script at home on my linux machine as well. Thanks anyways!

here it is, my file "arguments_try.ksh":


#!/bin/ksh
# my shell arguments
NB_ARG=$#
ARGS=$@
echo nb arguments\: $NB_ARGS; echo
echo arguments\: $ARGS; echo

commands in the terminal:
...

Hi there,

When I try to execute the following simple script "simple_cript.ksh":

NB_ARG=$#
ARGS=$@

the number of arguments and the arguments themselves seem to be remembered. If I run it a...

:-) But that's the problem, I don't have the contents of that shell. At least I cannot modify it.

To compile my source code for a platform, I normally launch a shell from the command line, which...

Thanks for the answer, but it is not exactly what I am trying to do.

One can put commands in a shell script, like 'ls' or 'touch', or one can launch a program. Now I'll launch a shell in the...

Hi all,

New to shell scripting, I would like to know if it is possible to pass commands to a shell, which has been launched by a parent shell.
Example:


#!/bin/ksh
#
# Launch and command...