bash number of command line args....

Mr Green · 2007-01-22 15:03:00

Hi,

Is there a way in bash to get number of command line args ...

atm I am using $1 but of course if you pass a command like uname -a you need two?

wondered if there is a $<foo> that ill give number of args passed?

EDIT looks like '$#' emmmm lets see....

Mr Green · 2007-01-22 15:37:35

ok so I have numbers of args how do I pass them to script

want to pass command uname -a > /tmp/cmd

being 2 args ???

phrakture · 2007-01-22 15:57:09

$# does what you want. Also, check this out here:
http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/

Mr Green · 2007-01-22 16:18:25

woah!!! ok thanks ..... $# gives me number of args ... will check it out

$1 $2 > /tmp/cmd

messy way.....

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