Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 14:13:51 -0800 From: "Crist J. Clark" <cristjc@earthlink.net> To: parv <parv_@yahoo.com> Cc: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: how to modify a "word" definition Message-ID: <20011117141351.D63067@blossom.cjclark.org> In-Reply-To: <20011117140156.A82747@moo.holy.cow>; from parv_@yahoo.com on Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 02:01:56PM -0500 References: <25403662@toto.iv> <15350.28513.309480.583151@guru.mired.org> <20011117140156.A82747@moo.holy.cow>
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On Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 02:01:56PM -0500, parv wrote:
> in message <15350.28513.309480.583151@guru.mired.org>,
> wrote Mike Meyer thusly...
> >
> > parv <parv_@yahoo.com> types:
> > > i need help to search for information on how to modify/change
> > > a program's definition of a "word". the programs that i am
> > > most interested are: bash 2.04, vi (bsd), mutt "reader", slrn
> > > "reader".
> > [...]
> > > my definition of a word would be:
> > > a character sequence which does not any white space and
> > > other special character(s). the special characters are
> > > adjustable.
> >
> > That's reasonable. The only real questions are whether you can adjust
> > the special characters, and how you do so if you can. The answer is
> > usually in the man pages - though it may not be one you like.
>
> i didn't find much in manpages for bash,
Look for 'IFS' in bash(1).
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