On Sat, Jan 14, 2006 at 02:39:17PM +0200, Simo Kauppi wrote: > On Sat, Jan 14, 2006 at 11:37:42AM +0100, John Smith wrote: > > > > #!/bin/sh > > cat <<EOF >newscriptfile.sh > [snip] > > It's driving me nuts!!! > > Depending on what you want cat to the newscriptfile.sh, you need to > escape all the $s to prevent the parameter expansions.
alternatively, you can put quotes around the first EOF, like this #!/bin/sh cat <<"EOF" >newscriptfile.sh ... EOF which keeps things somewhat more readable... Almut -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
