[ale] $* equivalent with quotes.

Ken Alexander kenry at alexandertech.biz
Mon May 7 07:54:29 EDT 2007


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> Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 11:21:42 -0400
> From: David Corbin <dcorbin at machturtle.com>
> Subject: [ale] $* equivalent with quotes.
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> Is there bash equivalent to $*, but where each argument is quoted (I think I 
> need single quotes, but having an option would be nice).  It seems like it's 
> really necessary to right complex/robust shell scripts without a lot of 
> repetition.
>
>   
I think $@ will do what you want. $* returns the list as a single item 
seperated by IFS.




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