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Old 04-13-2009
Separate String Shell Script
Hi guys,
I am a beginner in shell script..
How can I separate a string coming from a parameter in spaces ?

Ex:
input: test.sh abcd
output: a b c d

Thanks
Dusse
# 2  
Old 04-13-2009
Hi,
echo "abcd" | sed -e 's/abcd/a b c d/'

Bye
# 3  
Old 04-13-2009
Code:
echo 'abcd' | sed 's/./ & /g'

# 4  
Old 04-13-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by sauron
Hi,
echo "abcd" | sed -e 's/abcd/a b c d/'

Bye

oh this is helpful.

why not just:

Code:
echo a b c d

???

Code:
echo $* | sed -e 's/./& /g'

# 5  
Old 04-13-2009
Cool vgersh99,

i love being useful end learning at the same time.

Bye
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# 6  
Old 04-13-2009
Thanks for the reply..
now I can print in the screen the string with spaces

but how can I attribute this in a variable?

I tried these and doesn't work

var = `$1 | sed 's/./ &/g'`
var = `$1 | sed 's/./ &/g'`
var = `expr $1 | sed 's/./ &/g'`
# 7  
Old 04-13-2009
Code:
var1=`echo $1 | sed 's/./ &/g'`
var2=`echo $1 | sed 's/./ &/g'`
var3=`echo $1 | sed 's/./ &/g'`

Last edited by quirkasaurus; 04-13-2009 at 12:11 PM.. Reason: forgot echo...
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