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From: mck@hpcuhc.cup.hp.com (Doug McKenzie)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: passing parameters in shell scripts
Message-ID: <250021@hpcuhc.cup.hp.com>
Date: 15 May 91 00:27:42 GMT
References: <1991May13.215202.9304@leland.Stanford.EDU>
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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> I have variables on a script whose values I'd like to pass on to
> be used on another script.  Can anyone suggest the best method to
> pass parameters in a shell script?

Hope this helps.

Doug McKenzie
HP HP-UX Support
mck@cup.hp.com

#422: cat blah
#!/bin/ksh
echo blah dollar star is $*
echo calling blah2
blah2 $*
echo returned from blah2

#423: cat blah2
#!/bin/ksh
echo in blah2
echo blah2 dollar star is $*
echo about to leave blah2

#424: blah 1 2 3
blah dollar star is 1 2 3
calling blah2
in blah2
blah2 dollar star is 1 2 3
about to leave blah2
returned from blah2