Output n equal signs from a script
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From: superpollo on 18 Jun 2010 08:47 Sven Mascheck ha scritto: > Maxwell Lol wrote: > >> Oh come on, now. shell scripts and human life? >> Are we going to refer to Nazis and Hitler next? > > ... while Seinfeld would've called some guys > a "shell nazi" in this group long ago, ha! NO SHELL FOR YOU!
From: John Kelly on 18 Jun 2010 08:58 On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:32:38 +0000 (UTC), Sven Mascheck <mascheck(a)email.invalid> wrote: > Seinfeld would've called some guys a "shell nazi" in this group long ago It seems this thread has reached end of life. Did the OP grab the cheese and run? No thanks for a solution? -- Web mail, POP3, and SMTP http://www.beewyz.com/freeaccounts.php
From: Marc Muehlfeld on 18 Jun 2010 09:22 Am 17.06.2010 15:03, schrieb pk: > printf -v string "%30s" " " > echo "${string// /=}" I choosed this solution. All other were with additional commands like 'tr' or with more then two commands or for ksh/... Thanks.
From: Ed Morton on 18 Jun 2010 09:53 On 6/18/2010 8:22 AM, Marc Muehlfeld wrote: > Am 17.06.2010 15:03, schrieb pk: >> printf -v string "%30s" " " >> echo "${string// /=}" > > I choosed this solution. All other were with additional commands like > 'tr' or with more then two commands or for ksh/... Just to make sure you noticed: this solution requires a shell variable, two commands and a non-portable syntax. I'm pretty sure the only reason it was suggested was because you asked for a solution that just uses shell builtins so unless that's truly your over-riding criteria for a solution, you might want to rethink your choice. Ed.
From: John Kelly on 18 Jun 2010 10:29
On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:53:49 -0500, Ed Morton <mortonspam(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On 6/18/2010 8:22 AM, Marc Muehlfeld wrote: >> Am 17.06.2010 15:03, schrieb pk: >>> printf -v string "%30s" " " >>> echo "${string// /=}" >Just to make sure you noticed: this solution requires a shell variable, two >commands and a non-portable syntax. I'm pretty sure the only reason it was >suggested was because you asked for a solution that just uses shell builtins so >unless that's truly your over-riding criteria for a solution, you might want to >rethink your choice. Most scripts are useful only in a particular local environment, and will never be ported. If the script will never be ported, portability has no value. But never mind that, beating a dead horse is fun ... -- Web mail, POP3, and SMTP http://www.beewyz.com/freeaccounts.php |