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RE: IFS, set, and positional parameters not doing what I expect

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From: jason@xxxxxxx
To: Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: IFS, set, and positional parameters not doing what I expect
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 18:29:34 -0700
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: IFS, set, and positional parameters not doing what I
> 
> Works For Me (tm):
> 
> schaefer<501> setopt shwordsplit 
> schaefer<502> f="a:b:c"
> schaefer<503> OFS=$IFS; IFS=: ; set -- $f ; IFS=$OFS
> schaefer<504> echo $1
> a

I must be on drugs.  I swear I tried that 3 different ways and
it didn't work.

Naturally, it works fine now.  Thanks!

--
Jason

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