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From: raja@bombay.cps.msu.edu (Narayan S. Raja)
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Subject: Re: How to place a comma in 'a{b,c,d}e' metanotation
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Date: 24 Jan 91 21:35:06 GMT
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In article <4890@umbc3.UMBC.EDU>, Rouben Rostamian writes:

< The csh man page explains how the metanotation "a{b,c,d}e" expands into
< "abe ace ade".  What it does not explain is how to place commas in the
< output, if necessary.  For instance I wish that the construction
< "a{b\,,c\,,d}" would expand to the comma separated list "ab, ac, ad",


23 pixel>echo a{"b,","c,",d}
ab, ac, ad


Narayan Sriranga Raja.