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Subject: Re: avoid eval?
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From: Ray Andrews <rayandrews@eastlink.ca>
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Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2018 17:43:57 -0700
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On 11/03/18 03:53 PM, Marc Chantreux wrote:
> "$@" expands as an array and "$*" expands as a string so
> func () cp oldfile "$*"
>
> should probably do what you expect.
>
> regards
> marc
>
Thanks so it does.  I tried that and 50 other ideas.  I just now 
realized it was because I had $IFS=$'\n'

set in another function :-(  Cost me half the day.