~ $ eval set -- "$( IFS=' ' ; printf %q\ 1 two ' th r ee ' '$( four >&2 )'
)" ; printf -- -%s-\\t "$@" ; printf \\n
-1- -two- - th r ee - -$( four >&2 )-
On Thu, Dec 5, 2024, 5:54 PM microsuxxor <fxmb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ~ $ IFS=' ' ; declare -a "a=( $( printf %q\ 1 two ' th r ee ' '$( four
> >&2 )' ) )" ; set -- "${a[@]}" ; printf -- -%s-\ \ "$@" ; printf \\n
> -1- -two- - th r ee - -$( four >&2 )-
>
> On Thu, Dec 5, 2024, 5:48 PM Chet Ramey <chet.ra...@case.edu> wrote:
>
>> On 12/5/24 9:41 AM, Clark Wang wrote:
>> > It would be easier to manipulate positional params if we can write like
>> > `printf -v 1`.
>>
>> Use an array. Use printf to write values to the array elements, then use
>> set -- "${array[@]}" (or "${array[@]:1}" depending on how closely you
>> want the array to parallel the positional parameters) to set the
>> positional
>> parameters.
>>
>> Chet
>> --
>> ``The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.'' - Chaucer
>> ``Ars longa, vita brevis'' - Hippocrates
>> Chet Ramey, UTech, CWRU c...@case.edu http://tiswww.cwru.edu/~chet/
>>
>
