special variable $@ and $*
 

Hi,

http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/internalvariables.html#APPREF

I did not understand the difference between $@ and $* special variable.
Please explain me with an example.

Thanks,

Kaushal

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special variable $@ and $*
 

> http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/internalvariables.html#APPREF
> I did not understand the difference between $@ and $* special variable.
> Please explain me with an example.

./script "name with spaces"

For the above
$* is expanded to three arguments, "name", "with", and "spaces"
$# is expanded to one argument, "name with spaces"

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On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Tom H <tomh0665@gmail.com> wrote:
>> http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/internalvariables.html#APPREF
>> I did not understand the difference between $@ and $* special variable.
>> Please explain me with an example.
>
> ./script "name with spaces"
>
> For the above
> $* is expanded to three arguments, "name", "with", and "spaces"
> $# is expanded to one argument, "name with spaces"
>
Hi Tom,

#!/bin/bash
echo "alice: $*"
echo "alice: $@"
echo "$@: $1 $2"
echo "$# arguments"
The above script name is test.sh

hosttest ~ # ./test.sh alice in wonderland
alice: alice in wonderland
alice: alice in wonderland
alice in wonderland: alice in
3 arguments

Still not clear as per the above output. both prints same. Please
guide with some example or in context with my bash snippet.

Thanks and Regards,

Kaushal

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2009/12/5 Kaushal Shriyan <kaushalshriyan@gmail.com>:
> Hi,
>
> http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/internalvariables.html#APPREF
>
> I did not understand the difference between $@ and $* special variable.
> Please explain me with an example.

If your script is script:

#!/bin/sh
ls $*
ls $@
ls "$*"
ls "$@"

then

script first "second long" and third

would call ls with respectively:

ls first second long and third (5 args)
ls first second long and third (5 args)
ls "first second long and third" (1 arg)
ls first "second long" and third (4 args -- the same you gave to the script)

Hope this helps,

Loïc

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