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Shell variables
Name: pbekal Date: December 8, 2005 at 06:56:43 Pacific OS: Unix CPU/Ram: Risc
Comment:
When I put the output of a command into a variable the leading spaces are lost. Below shows the shell b.sh with the variable "a" where the leading spaces are lost. In the second instance doing the same command on the command prompt show the leading spaces. How can I have the leading spaces saved in the variable in the shell. > more b.sh a=`bdf|grep /orpsoft/data001/oradata/PSTISPRD` echo $a
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