Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 13:32:34 -0700 From: "Atom Powers" <atom.powers@gmail.com> To: "Doug Poland" <doug@polands.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bourne shell scripting resources Message-ID: <df9ac37c0605111332x3e292af9m9f4dca51237e798c@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <63874.209.103.215.99.1147376414.squirrel@email.polands.org> References: <63874.209.103.215.99.1147376414.squirrel@email.polands.org>
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On 5/11/06, Doug Poland <doug@polands.org> wrote: > Hello, > > Can someone point me to a good on-line reference for Bourne shell > scripting? I've come across some syntax I don't understand and, since > I don't understand it, don't know how to search the web for it. I found these in my bookmarks... http://www.linuxselfhelp.com/gnu/bash/html_chapter/bashref_toc.html http://steve-parker.org/sh/sh1.shtml Mostly I use "Unix Shells by Example" by Ellie Quigley. > For example, what do these special variable characters do? > > ${UNISON_SCHED%% *} # what does %% * do? > ${UNISON_JOB%\.*} # what does %\.* do? > > > -- > Regards, > Doug > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" > --=20 -- Perfection is just a word I use occasionally with mustard. --Atom Powers--
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