[tex-live] Comment on Re: TeXLive-CD/DVD (Installation)

[Oliver Bandel]

On Thu, May 24, 2007 at 07:01:54PM +0200, David Kastrup wrote:
> "Zdenek Wagner" <zdenek.wagner at gmail.com> writes:
> 
[...]
> > #!/bin/bash
> > echo "Number of parameters = $#"
> > if [ $# -eq 1 ]
> > then
> >  ./param $1
> > fi
> >
> > If you call it with an escaped space within the first parameter, you'll get:
> >
> > [wagner at cluster1 wagner]$ ./param some\ text
> > Number of parameters = 1
> > Number of parameters = 2
> >
> > Beware! If you call this script with one parameter, you will fall into
> > an endless loop!
> 
> Nonsense.  You don't need to "reescape".  All you need is properly
> quote:
> 
> ./param "$1"
> 
> That's all.  Or
> 
> ./param "$@"
> 
[...]

What is param?

first:~ oliver$ param
-bash: param: command not found
first:~ oliver$ 

Ciao,
   Oliver