From 9232b8d817d4cd4122947375156fa2fa1e9fba14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jasper Ras Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:16:06 +0100 Subject: vault backup: 2025-01-13 13:16:06 --- Kast/1736628970 bash join arguments escaped whitespace.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Kast/1736628970 bash join arguments escaped whitespace.md (limited to 'Kast/1736628970 bash join arguments escaped whitespace.md') diff --git a/Kast/1736628970 bash join arguments escaped whitespace.md b/Kast/1736628970 bash join arguments escaped whitespace.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cf97464 --- /dev/null +++ b/Kast/1736628970 bash join arguments escaped whitespace.md @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +In [[bash]] we can reference arguments as an array using `$@`. +This isn't what we want when opening a new file for example, e.g `hx "$@"` opens a file for each argument. +We can use `$*` to reference them as a single string, thus `hx "$*"` opens 1 file with the name of all arguments as a single string. -- cgit v1.2.3