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anandg111

09-24-2013 04:07 PM

use of set --

can someone please explain set -- ?

suicidaleggroll

09-24-2013 04:56 PM

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...te-4175478385/

Why not just run it and see?

Code:

$ date

Tue Sep 24 15:56:07 MDT 2013

$ set -- `date`

$ echo $1

Tue

$ echo $2

Sep

$ echo $3

24

$ echo $4

15:56:10

$ echo $5

MDT

$ echo $6

2013

Or, as with most Linux commands, you can read about it, what it does, what inputs it takes, etc., by running "man set".

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