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Author: Bryce C
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Subject: Bash scripting
Jeffrey Pyne <> a écrit :

> How about using the "shift" shell builtin? It moves $2 to $1, $3 to $2,
> etc. For example:
>
> while [ "$#" -ne 0 ]
> do
>     case "$1" in
>     noblah)
>         echo Not doing blah.
>         ;;
>     *)
>         echo Doing blah;
>         ;;
>     esac
>     case "$1" in
>      nothis)
>          echo Not doing this.
>         ;;
>     *)
>         echo Doing this
>         ;;
>     esac

>
>     shift
> done

>
> Also, depending on what you are doing, the "getopts" shell builtin may be
> able to help. Documentation for shift and getopts can be found in the
> bash(1) manpage.
>
> Hope that helps,
> ~Jeff
>
> On Monday, July 29, 2002 12:37 PM, Bryce C wrote:
>
> > Can anyone tell me how, in a bash script, I can move the contents of
> > variable $2 to variable $1 and so on?  I'm writing a bash script to
> > update some stuff but I'd like to be able to type 
> > script.sh noblah noit nothat
> > but everything is defaulted yes.
> > Currently., my script is something like
> > case "$1" in
> >     noblah)
> >         echo Not doing blah.
> >         $1="$2"
> >     ;;
> >     *)
> >         echo Doing blah;
> >     ;;
> > esac
> > case "$1" in
> >     nothis)
> >         echo Not doing this.
> >         $1="$2"
> >     ;;
> >     *)
> >         echo Doing this
> >     ;;
> > esac

> >
> > That sort of thing. Can anyone help? Perhaps a nice online
> > reference?
> > No books though, I don't have the money or time to buy one.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --
> > Bryce Chidester
> > Network Administrator
> > CoBryce Communications
> > Bryce AT BryceCo DOT Net
> > http://www.bryceco.net
>
> >
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Bryce C.
Network Administrator
CoBryce Communications

http://www.BryceCo.Net