#!/bin/ksh -p # Note that this is special test file for ksh. sh is an extra file. # Note too, that this file contains ONLY things which works for ksh BUT NOT # for sh # This all should be OK # Several keywords without any quotes! # Case 1a. Several Constants [ -t 0 ] && date Variable1=${VariableA:-This is a Text} Variable2=${VariableA:=This is a Text} Variable3=${VariableA:?This is a Text} echo "$Variable1" ; echo "$Variable2" ; echo "$Variable3" # Case 1b. Variable and Constant [ -t 0 ] && echo "\n`date`" && unset VariableA Variable1=${VariableA:-$HOME This is a Text} Variable2=${VariableA:=$HOME This is a Text} Variable3=${VariableA:?$HOME This is a Text} echo "$Variable1" ; echo "$Variable2" ; echo "$Variable3" # Case 1c. Constant and Variable [ -t 0 ] && echo "\n`date`" && unset VariableA Variable1=${VariableA:-This is a Text in $HOME} Variable2=${VariableA:=This is a Text in $HOME} Variable3=${VariableA:+This is a Text in $HOME} #! :+ is bash-only, error here expected Variable1=${VariableA:-This is a Text in $HOME too} Variable2=${VariableA:=This is a Text in $HOME too} Variable3=${VariableA:+This is a Text in $HOME too} echo "$Variable1" ; echo "$Variable2" ; echo "$Variable3" # Case 1d. More Variables and Constants. Starting with a Variable. [ -t 0 ] && echo "\n`date`" && unset VariableA Variable1=${VariableA:-$SHELL} Variable1=${VariableA:-$SHELL This is a Text in $HOME} Variable2=${VariableA:=$SHELL This is a Text in $HOME} Variable3=${VariableA:+$SHELL This is a Text in $HOME} echo "$Variable1" ; echo "$Variable2" ; echo "$Variable3" # Case 1e. More Constants and Variables. Starting with a Constant. [ -t 0 ] && echo "\n`date`" && unset VariableA Variable1=${VariableA:-"This is a Text in $HOME $SHELL"} Variable1=${VariableA:-This is a Text in $HOME $SHELL} Variable2=${VariableA:=This is a Text in $HOME $SHELL} Variable3=${VariableA:+This is a Text in $HOME $SHELL} echo "$Variable1" ; echo "$Variable2" ; echo "$Variable3" # Case 1x. The same with ':' [ -t 0 ] && echo "\n`date`" && unset VariableA : ${VariableA:-This is a Text} : ${VariableA:-$HOME This is a Text} : ${VariableA:-This is a Text in $HOME} : ${VariableA:-$SHELL This is a Text in $HOME} : ${VariableA:-This is a Text in $HOME $SHELL} # Case 1y. The same with ':' and without the ':' in the parameter substitution [ -t 0 ] && echo "\n`date`" && unset VariableA : ${VariableA-This is a Text} : ${VariableA-$HOME This is a Text} : ${VariableA-This is a Text in $HOME} : ${VariableA-$SHELL This is a Text in $HOME} : ${VariableA-This is a Text in $HOME $SHELL} ################################################################################ # # This are valid usages for ${Var:?} in ksh! # Variable4=${Variable4:?This is an Error Message} Variable4=${Variable4:?This is an Error Message from `date`} : ${Variable4:?This is an Error Message} : ${Variable4:?This is an Error Message from `date`} exit $? # Michael Soulier if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then echo whatever exit 1 fi