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Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 18:08:45 -0400
From: parv <parv@worldnet.att.net>
To: Drew Tomlinson <drewt@writeme.com>
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Subject: Re: How To Debug Scripts?
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this was, on the fateful occasion around Aug 08 17:55 -0400,
sent by Drew Tomlinson                                               
>
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> Anyway, I have written many scripts using OpenVMS on VAXs and
> Alphas.  In that OS, there's a command called "set verify" that prints each
> line of the script as it executes.  This way I can see what symbol
> substitution has taken place and exactly at what line the error(s) occurred.
> Is there something similar to this for Unix scripts?

after #!/bin/sh, try "set -o xtrace" & man sh(1)...

-- 
 so, do you like word games or scrabble?
	 - parv

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