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Bash function inside function: How to interpolate certain variables from outer function
I'm trying to create a function that creates a function. I want to "hardcode" an argument in the inner function based on what is passed into the outer function, e.g.
outer() {
inner() { ...
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zsh: Make getting the value of a variable invoke a function
I like to use a "getter" function for some variable foo, such that using "$foo" is equivalent to "$(foo-getter)".
It think this should be possible, as $EPOCHREALTIME ...
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assign to a number named variable to mimic command line argument [duplicate]
I have a script where I am passing commands to processes with an arguments passed from command line and from environment variables as well.
To simplify my use case lets assume my processes are echo ...
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Using shell 'printf' where the format string is in a variable and doesn't have a fixed number of field placeholders?
I am writing a shell function which makes an external API call via cURL (the external API syntax isn't under my control). I've approached it like this (simplified):
#!/bin/sh
template_get_entry='...
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Declare as local var will break a function and log out "1: number expected"
function projectopen {
local di_files=(*.xcworkspace */*.xcworkspace *.xcodeproj */*.xcodeproj)
# open first exsit file
ls -d -f -1 $di_files 2>/dev/null \
| head -1 \
| xargs ...
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Why does a working standalone nested function/script not work inside a larger script? [duplicate]
The following (nested) function/s
function hpf_matrix {
# Positional Parameters
Matrix_Dimension="${1}"
Center_Cell_Value="${2}"
# Define the cell value(s)
function hpf_cell_value {
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