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piped function does not pass variable value
Hi! I am a beginer in shell scripting and I have the following problem: I define a variable inside a function, but when i use the function with a pipe, i can't get the variable's value in main program. How can i do to have the variable value after it exits the function? or any other idea how can...- fcic1
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- Replies: 4
- Forum: UNIX Scripting
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piped function does not pass variable value
Hi! I am a beginer in shell scripting and I have the following problem: I define a variable inside a function, but when i use the function with a pipe, i can't get the variable's value in main program. How can i do to have the variable value after it exits the function? or any other idea how can...- fcic1
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- Replies: 4
- Forum: General UNIX discussion
