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in message <20051026194739.GL29508@localdomain>,
wrote Will Maier thusly...
>
> On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 06:39:48AM -0400, Parv wrote:
> > Looks like this script is not going to work in FreeBSD /bin/sh.
> > Install one of shells/bash* (guessing) ports and run this script
> > under that shell (unless somebody does the conversion for you).
> 
> FreeBSD sh (1) supports parameter expansion, including expansions used
> in the referenced function.

  (The deleted part Will M refereed above was similar to ${var%/*}.)

Yes, you are correct.  I misremembered and did not paid much
attention to sh(1) man page before firing off my earlier post.


  - Parv

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