Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 08:39:49 -0700 From: "Atom Powers" <atom.powers@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: shell scripting: help appreciated Message-ID: <df9ac37c0607030839v192c675eh2b1edb750d12cd43@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <006701c69e7a$7898db00$01010101@avalon.lan> References: <006701c69e7a$7898db00$01010101@avalon.lan>
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On 7/3/06, no@spam@mgedv.net <nospam@mgedv.net> wrote: > > if i change the line > /bin/sh -c subprogram.sh $h_val1 $h_val2 $h_opt1; > to > echo /bin/sh -c subprogram.sh $h_val1 $h_val2 $h_opt1; > the program loops for all records in the foo.conf correctly. > > if i remove the "echo" keyword, the sub-script get's executed, > but the shell terminates as if there were lesser records in > the foo.conf file! try: eval /bin/sh -c "subprogram.sh $h_val1 $h_val2 $h_opt1"; -- -- Perfection is just a word I use occasionally with mustard. --Atom Powers--
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