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Old 04-19-2013
Help with - shell oneline function ?
Experts,

This is working:
Code:
a () {
date ;}
a

But This is not working:
Code:
a () {;date;};a  
ksh: syntax error: `;' unexpected


Is it possible to write the function in online:

Thanks a lot.
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Old 04-19-2013
Code:
a(){ date; }

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Old 04-19-2013
There should be spacing (space, TAB, newline) after the first curly brace, not a semicolon..
Code:
a(){ date;};a

Last edited by Scrutinizer; 04-19-2013 at 04:44 PM..
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Old 04-19-2013
Drop the leading semicolon, make sure the { and } are embedded in spaces, and it will fly:
Code:
$ a () { date; } ;a

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Old 04-19-2013
Note the spaces...

Code:
Last login: Fri Apr 19 20:26:12 on ttys000
Barrys-MacBook-Pro:~ barrywalker$ a() { date ; } ; a
Fri 19 Apr 2013 20:27:30 BST
Barrys-MacBook-Pro:~ barrywalker$

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Old 04-19-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by RudiC
Drop the leading semicolon, make sure the { and } are embedded in spaces.. [..]
Quote:
Originally Posted by wisecracker
Note the spaces... [..]
Space is only required behind the first curly brace..
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# 7  
Old 04-19-2013
Great .. All works. It is simple now to me.

Wonderful. Thanks a lot all.
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