Re^3: Using pattern match

The shell is eating $1. Escape the dollar: \$1 or use single quotes on the command line.

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Re^4: Using pattern match by tceng (Novice) on Aug 10, 2007 at 13:57 UTC
Hm, actually what I get is: `You are: $1` If I escape the dollar sign, I get: `You are: \$1` I am using Windows here, but I was asking myself if it will work when I read from file, for it's what I really need with the script. I'll have a go at it. Thanks! tceng	[reply] [d/l] [select]