Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 04:25:14 -0400 From: parv <parv_fm@emailgroups.net> To: Jimmy Lantz <jimmy.lantz@lusidor.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Bourne shell redirection of STDOUT Message-ID: <20020929082514.GA472@moo.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20020928170713.00bcc758@mail.lusidor.nu> References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020928170713.00bcc758@mail.lusidor.nu>
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in message <5.1.0.14.0.20020928170713.00bcc758@mail.lusidor.nu>, wrote Jimmy Lantz thusly... > > I wonder if anyone know a way to redirect the STDOUT directly to a > variabel in a shellscript w/o using tempfile. > > I know I can use a tempfile but I'm looking for a way to avoid > using a file. you could use pipe (fifo) and/or, in bash2 & ksh93, arrays. a pipe is created by mkfifo(1); fill an array in a while loop. (yeah i know, that doesn't answer your question of not using a file in the bourne shell.) - parv -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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