One can do $ read p to set $p but no just as easy method to set $@, $1, etc. One must do $ set -- `cat` #which involves ^D, "too much trouble" Or set -- `read x; echo "$x"` etc.
No, nothing as easy as $ read 1 sds bash: read: `1': not a valid identifier $ read @ sdss bash: read: `@': not a valid identifier Regretful. How about just $ set -- sds you say. Well that won't work as good as $ read x http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLTOc2TVAs8&list=PL54881C422E6B58FC $ When one is pasting URLs with the mouse, and they contain special characters. Yes one could do $ set '<PASTE>' but that is a little more fuss. So I propose we 'wreck the language' to allow me to do $ read @ to set $@, same with 1, 2,.. * (almost the same as @).
