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From: acmfiu@serss0.fiu.edu (ACMFIU)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: command line args
Message-ID: <2063@kluge.fiu.edu>
Date: 26 Jan 91 11:52:29 GMT
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Organization: Florida International University, Miami
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i want to set up a shell script to go through the args passed on it and
act accordingly. i thought this would do but apparently not. i get a
"switch unexpected" error.

while ($1)
	switch ($1)
		case foo:
			blah
			breaksw

		case foofoo:
			blah
			breaksw
	endsw

	shift [$1]
end

alber chin