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Old 03-10-2011
Getting Values from Command Line in a script file.

Hi All,
I am new to shell scripting. Is there anyway of getting parameters from command line in shell script wherever required?

Thanks in advance.
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Old 03-10-2011
Yes, lookup any basic shell scripting guide or the man page of the shell you use for positional parameters, ie. $0, $1, $2, $3, ...
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