On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 07:31:37PM +0100, Michelle Konzack wrote: [snip] > ${#NAME} > ${parameter:-word} > ${parameter:=word}
These are supported in SuSv3 compliant shells too. > ${parameter:offset} > ${parameter:offset:length} These are not. > disown You actually use job-control in your shell-scripts? Interesting... Regards: David -- /) David Weinehall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> /) Rime on my window (\ // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ // Diamond-white roses of fire // \) http://www.acc.umu.se/~tao/ (/ Beautiful hoar-frost (/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]