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defines a function in [[bash]].
 
defines a function in [[bash]].
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= Usecases =
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Delete linebreaks
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[[cat]] ''file'' | tr '\
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' '; ' > ''newfile''
  
 
= TroubleShooting =
 
= TroubleShooting =

Revision as of 05:12, 4 October 2010

foo()
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defines a function in bash.

Usecases

Delete linebreaks

cat file | tr '\

' '; ' > newfile

TroubleShooting

Use xtrace to get every line of a script shown before the line is executed.

If you want every line to be shown with evaluated values, write the following to the beginning of the script:

set -x

or -xv for verbose