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Subject: Re: avoid eval?
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From: Ray Andrews <rayandrews@eastlink.ca>
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On 11/03/18 05:43 PM, Ray Andrews wrote:
> On 11/03/18 03:53 PM, Marc Chantreux wrote:
>> "$@" expands as an array and "$*" expands as a string so
>> func () cp oldfile "$*"
>>
>>
> 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.
>
Is there any way to immunize my functions against $IFS trouble?  I have 
functions that seem to require " $IFS=$'\n' " and others that insist on 
" $IFS=' '  ".  It would be nice if I didn't have to reset it in each 
function.  I'll bet there will be syntax that always does the right 
thing regardless of $IFS.