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Old 02-02-2005, 04:49 AM   #1
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Bash Script Passing variable to Function

In Bash Script, what is the syntax for passing a variable to a function. I'm assuming it's something like.

function MyFunction(MyVariable)
{
}

and then to call it you do something like

MyFunction(10)

but I can't get it to work.

Thanks
 
Old 02-02-2005, 05:08 AM   #2
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see http://www.cyberciti.biz/nixcraft/li...t/scripts/pass
 
Old 02-02-2005, 05:15 AM   #3
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Thanks nixcraft worked a treat
 
  


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