parsing commandline args with bash[SOLVED]

hungerfish · 2010-07-30 10:28:36

Hi!

I need to know how I can 'parse' commandline args that my script receives 'onto' the executable that the script calls.

#!/bin/bash
xhost + local:
schroot -p -- firefox

As you can see, my script uses schroot to start up firefox (in my 32bit chroot, damn you adobe!)
This works fine, BUT, I want to have 'normal' behaviour, which means for example clicking on a link in a pidgin chat window actually opens that link.
For this to work, I set my script to be called in GNOME's preferred apps menu. Sadly all that happens is that a new firefox window is opened.

So I need to parse the link, normally I would have:

firefox -new-tab "%s"

in the preferred apps menu.

So I need to modify my script to parse "%s". How would I do this??

Last edited by hungerfish (2010-07-30 11:25:03)

hbekel · 2010-07-30 10:44:05

I assume you want to pass the first argument to your script on to firefox:

#!/bin/bash
xhost + local:
schroot -p -- firefox -new-tab $1

Also see bash(1), "Positional Parameters"

hungerfish · 2010-07-30 11:25:31

Hey, thanks works perfectly

PirateJonno · 2010-07-31 05:58:55

this should work better:

schroot -p -- firefox "$@"

that way, all the arguments get passed to firefox

hungerfish · 2010-07-31 15:34:00

Ok, cool!

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#1 2010-07-30 10:28:36

parsing commandline args with bash[SOLVED]

#2 2010-07-30 10:44:05

Re: parsing commandline args with bash[SOLVED]

#3 2010-07-30 11:25:31

Re: parsing commandline args with bash[SOLVED]

#4 2010-07-31 05:58:55

Re: parsing commandline args with bash[SOLVED]

#5 2010-07-31 15:34:00

Re: parsing commandline args with bash[SOLVED]

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