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Old 11-10-2005
echo command result
hello
how can i print to screen the result of this command ?
echo "pwd | sed 's/.*foo//'"
when i type it im geting it printed as string "pwd | sed 's/.*DevEnv//'"
and not the result of the operetion.
tnx
# 2  
Old 11-10-2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by umen
hello
how can i print to screen the result of this command ?
echo "pwd | sed 's/.*foo//'"
when i type it im geting it printed as string "pwd | sed 's/.*DevEnv//'"
and not the result of the operetion.
tnx
How did
Code:
echo "pwd | sed 's/.*foo//'"

appear as
Code:
pwd | sed 's/.*DevEnv//'

It should be

Code:
echo `pwd` | sed 's/.*foo//'

# 3  
Old 11-10-2005
Just do:
pwd | sed 's/.*foo//'
the output will go to stdout.
 
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