Andrei POPESCU <andreimpope...@gmail.com> wrote: >On Jo, 01 mar 12, 18:02:40, Claudius Hubig wrote: >> >> ->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->-> >> #!/bin/sh >> /bin/less -q $* > >I've read somewhere that "$@" (including the quotes) is safer in such >situations.
That’s also what keeps lingering in the back of my head. However, I cannot recall the reasons why $* would be unsafe. Unfortunately, googling for either $* or $@ is not exactly…helpful. Maybe you have a link or a hint to a man page regarding this topic? bash(1) does not appear to mention $@. Best regards & thank you very much, Claudius -- As President I have to go vacuum my coin collection! Please use GPG: ECB0C2C7 4A4C4046 446ADF86 C08112E5 D72CDBA4 http://chubig.net/ http://nightfall.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120301214012.2a60f...@ares.home.chubig.net
