On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 11:37:42 +0100 John Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> which heroe can tell me why the following does not work : > > #!/bin/sh > cat <<EOF >thenewscriptfile.sh > #!/bin/sh > ... input for thenewscriptfile.sh > EOF > > It's driving me nuts!!! > That's why I like Debian, and especially the userlist: 3 correct answers within a few hours: - quoting the whole contents for the new script file (David) (simple, but accidentily inserting a quote within the block fsck's up your whole new script) - escape all the $'s of the new content (Simo) (cumbersome, prone to mistakes by forgetting one, but clearly indicates that you are working with special, not locally activated code) - prevent $ expanding by quoting the "where" (Almut) (only advantages, clearly the choice to be made) As I said: three heroes! Thanks people! Sincerely, Jan. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
