9.5 Define

9.5 Define

The define command assigns a value to a shell string substitution variable. The

define command takes two arguments. The first is the digit or letter of the

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variable to be defined. The second is a double quote delimited string being the

string value to be assigned to the variable. If you want to include a double quote

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character within the string, you don t need to double it.

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Syntax  :

1 Introduction

   define = "define" s letter s """" text """"

2 Interface

Examples:

   define 3 "/usr/usrs/thisuser/workdir/fwdir/testdir"

3 Scanner

   define M "/user/local/rubbish/bin/fw"

4 Parser

   define Q "You don t need to double" double quotes"

5 Analyser

6 Tangle

The command interpreter expands the command line before it executes the

7 Weave

define command. This means that you can define string substitution variables in

terms of each other with static binding.

8 Shell

9 Commands

The define command was introduced to allow the parameterization of the

10 Glossary

directories involved in regression testing.

11 References

See the section on string substitution for more details.

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