Re: GURU NEEDED : break a command into several lines and comment each line

2011-01-13 Thread Stefan Monnier
> #!/bin/bash -xv > command \ # comment1 > -sw1 \ # comment2 > -sw2 \ # comment3 > arguments > One ought to be able to comment every single switch if desired for > whatever reason. Thanks for the riddle. Here's a solution: command$(: # comment1 )

Re: GURU NEEDED : break a command into several lines and comment each line

2011-01-13 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:49:06 -0800, Chris Rebert wrote: > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 1:18 PM, bolega wrote: >> Basically, I have spent a few hours experimenting and searching on the >> comp.unix.shell [...] > This doesn't seem to have anything whatsoever to do with Python... Well, I launch Python s

Re: GURU NEEDED : break a command into several lines and comment each line

2011-01-13 Thread David W. Hodgins
On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:18:31 -0500, bolega wrote: how to break a command with several switches into more than one line AND to be able to put some comment on each line. command \ # comment1 -sw1 \ # comment2 Not what you want to hear, but that will not work. With the above, the

Re: GURU NEEDED : break a command into several lines and comment each line

2011-01-13 Thread Berthold Höllmann
bolega writes: > Basically, I have spent a few hours experimenting and searching on the > comp.unix.shell > > how to break a command with several switches into more than one line > AND to be able to put some comment on each line. > > #!/bin/bash -xv > > command \ # comment1 > -sw1

Re: GURU NEEDED : break a command into several lines and comment each line

2011-01-13 Thread Chris Rebert
On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 1:18 PM, bolega wrote: > Basically, I have spent a few hours experimenting and searching on the > comp.unix.shell > > how to break a command with several switches into more than one line > AND to be able to put some comment on each line. > > #!/bin/bash -xv > > command    

GURU NEEDED : break a command into several lines and comment each line

2011-01-13 Thread bolega
Basically, I have spent a few hours experimenting and searching on the comp.unix.shell how to break a command with several switches into more than one line AND to be able to put some comment on each line. #!/bin/bash -xv command \ # comment1 -sw1 \ # comment2 -sw2 \ # com