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# 1  
Old 12-12-2013
Function name as a number?
i have this function that would print out the number "5" in an lcd format. I want to match it to the number 5 so when someone inputs the number 5, this function would be called

Code:
function five () {
    r=$1
    c=$2
    tput cup $r $((c+1))
    echo -ne '\u2500'
    tput cup $((r+1)) $((c))
    echo -ne '\u2502'
    tput cup $((r+2)) $((c+1))
    echo -ne '\u2500'
    tput cup $((r+3)) $((c+2))
    echo -ne '\u2502'
    tput cup $((r+4)) $((c+1))
    echo -ne '\u2500'
}

# 2  
Old 12-12-2013
For ksh you could put the function in your .kshrc along with alias 5=five
# 3  
Old 12-12-2013
oh sorry. this is for bash.
# 4  
Old 12-12-2013
Didn't think \u was supported in bash echo - still function and alias should work just use .bashrc
# 5  
Old 12-12-2013
thanks will try that. Smilie
# 6  
Old 12-12-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chubler_XL
Didn't think \u was supported in bash echo
Works for me in Bash 4.2
# 7  
Old 12-12-2013
Not in 4.1.10 :

Code:
$ echo $BASH_VERSION
4.1.10(4)-release
$ echo -e '\u2505'
\u2505

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