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The question was to take a variable and remove newlines.

Wutaz
– Wutaz

2013-09-24 20:08:38 +00:00
Commented Sep 24, 2013 at 20:08
POSIX-compliant shells don't have arrays. The positional parameters array-like structure is as close as you'll get.

glenn jackman
– glenn jackman

2013-09-24 20:22:24 +00:00
Commented Sep 24, 2013 at 20:22
See edit, and consider reading the rest of the question too.

Wutaz
– Wutaz

2013-09-24 20:27:10 +00:00
Commented Sep 24, 2013 at 20:27
In place of printf, substitute your program of choice. The "$@" is the key bit here. I don't think I have anything to add or remove from this answer.'

glenn jackman
– glenn jackman

2013-09-24 23:51:50 +00:00
Commented Sep 24, 2013 at 23:51
It doesn't even include the variable I need to read from. It's completely irrelevant.

Wutaz
– Wutaz

2013-09-25 14:25:09 +00:00
Commented Sep 25, 2013 at 14:25

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