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Subject: Re: bug in /bin/sh?!?
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dino wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> on my FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE the line:
> 
>> sh -c 'set -- ${HOME+A B C}; echo "1:$1"; echo "2:$2:"; echo "3:$3:"'
> 
> prints
> 
> 1:A B C:
> 2::
> 3::
> 
> I would rather expect:
> 
> 1:A:
> 2:B:
> 3:C:
> 
> Is it correct that field splitting isn't performed on default/alternate
> expanded values?
> 

"A B C" is a single value tha thappens to contain spaces.
so, yes there is no splitting at that point.


> regards,
> 
> Corrado Ficicchia
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