Re: Package maintainer script policy.

[gsstark@mit.edu (Gregory S. Stark)]

Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@datasync.com> writes:

> Hi,
> >>"Raul" == Raul Miller <rdm@test.legislate.com> writes:
> 
>  >> How many people actually understand what ${1+"$@"} does, really?
>
> 	I mentioned this since lots of people may not know how to
>  correctly pass command line parameters to an executable called from
>  withing a shell script.

Yes, In fact you've proven your case by example since you seem to not know.

The correct way to pass parameters in a POSIX shell is "$@". 

greg





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