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# 1  
Old 01-14-2010
Convert output to string
Hi Guys,
is there any command to convert the output returned by the below command to string format:

Code:
sed 1!d filename

Output is :
108

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Because i am using this output as string parameter and it is not accepting it.
# 2  
Old 01-14-2010
try:
Code:
"$(sed 1!d filename)"

# 3  
Old 01-14-2010
Nope it didn't work.
i dont want to pass command as parameter.
I want it output to be passed as string
# 4  
Old 01-14-2010
try:
Code:
val=$(printf "%s" $(sed 1!d filename))

# 5  
Old 01-14-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by kam786sim
Nope it didn't work.
i dont want to pass command as parameter.
I want it output to be passed as string
This way you are not passing the command as a parameter, but its output as a single string. Please show us what you were trying to do and what your input file looks like.
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