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Subject: Re: bin/6557: /bin/sh && IFS
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>  Hm, Solaris' ksh and sh don't agree completely (Solaris 2.6/SPARC):
>  
>  #! /bin/sh
>  IFS="   :"
>  var="bla:fasel:blubb:"
>  for i in foo:bla:fasel:blubb: ; do
>      echo val: "'"$i"'"
>  done
>  echo
>  for i in foo:$var ; do
>      echo val: "'"$i"'"
>  done

ksh93 on Solaris 2.5.1 gives:

val: 'foo bla fasel blubb '

val: 'foo bla'
val: 'fasel'
val: 'blubb'

This is almost the correct output.

IMO, the correct output is

val: 'foo bla fasel blubb '

val: 'foo bla'
val: 'fasel'
val: 'blubb'
val: ''

- Tor Egge

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