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From: guy@rlgvax.UUCP (Guy Harris)
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Subject: Re: "set" question for Bourne shell scripts
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Date: Sat, 16-Feb-85 15:31:53 EST
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> > The Bourne shell allows you to set the positional parameters with:
> > 	set a b c d e
> > Now, my question is, how do you remove all parameters, i.e. set $# to 0?
> 
> Try 'unset *'. Should work.

I did try it with the System III shell; it said:

	unset: not found

"unset" must have been added in System V Release 1.0 or 2.0.

	Guy Harris
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