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W. Watson

2005-03-22, 5:49 pm

Is there an argument to a shell script that will check syntax without executing
the commands?
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W. Watson

2005-03-22, 8:45 pm

W. Watson wrote:

> Is there an argument to a shell script that will check syntax without
> executing the commands?

bash -n

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Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

"I know that defies the law of gravity, but, you see, I never
studied the law of gravity." -- Bugs Bunny

Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews>
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