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From: rich@eddie.MIT.EDU (Richard Caloggero)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.wizards,comp.sys.apollo
Subject: CSH Help -- I don't get it ...
Keywords: csh, help, =~ , !~ , why not
Message-ID: <9832@eddie.MIT.EDU>
Date: 5 Aug 88 20:38:30 GMT
Organization: MIT EE/CS Computer Facility, Cambridge, MA
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     What am I doing wrong?
I think the following script should print
'yes' three times.

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#!/bin/csh
set x=stuff_and_more
echo try one:
if "$x" =~ "stuff*" echo yes

echo try two:
alias x 'if "$x" =~ "stuff*" echo yes'
x

echo try three:
alias x 'if "$x" =~ "stuff"* echo yes'
x

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    It only prints 'yes' once -- on try three.
I'm sure it has something to do with my
poor understanding of csh's various quoting conventions.


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