-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 09/27/06 18:51, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Hi, > > On my way to elapsed time in a bash script, I created the do_chrono > command. It pumps the elapsed time to stdout. > > So if I do: > > a=do_chrono > > and then: > > $a > > I get: 0:3:19. > > Problem: I can't use that $a anywhere, e.g. if I say: > > echo $a > > I would expect to see 0:3:19 again, but I don't, it says > > do_chrono > > > How do I use that $a in command parameters, like logger?
how about b=`$a` echo $b - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Is "common sense" really valid? For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins are mud people. However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFGzHNS9HxQb37XmcRAqCmAKCkkUWs5cpymsUNFJQD66TqPmFhcgCeNsB1 Z1HAzJJ/M9T/rXAxgl0vOYQ= =YPXa -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
