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Software => BSD, Linux, and Unix => Topic started by: Jkeri on November 16, 2011, 11:22:14 AM

Title: Howdo i combine 2 variables into a 3rd
Post by: Jkeri on November 16, 2011, 11:22:14 AM

Being new to UNIX, i want to combine 2 values into a 3rd value

value1='-a '

files='ls -l'
for i in $files
do
      i want $value1 and $i to end up in $value3 so that my value3 has '-a filename'

done

Title: Re: Howdo i combine 2 variables into a 3rd
Post by: Rob Pomeroy on November 17, 2011, 01:05:12 AM

What shell/scripting language are you using?

Title: Re: Howdo i combine 2 variables into a 3rd
Post by: Salmon Trout on November 18, 2011, 03:25:50 PM

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