function with option

[andrero]

Hello scripters,

I'd like to make a function with a variabele option like:

f_header ()
{
echo $HEADERTEXT
}

where HEADERTEXT is the option to f_header.

this works:
HEADERTEXT="the headertext"
f_header

but I'd like to put it in one line like:
f_header ("the headertext&quot

Anyone have a suggestion ?

Greetings André

 

[dchoulette]

In sh and ksh:

f_header ()
{
    echo $1
}

f_header "the headertext"

Do not put any parenthesis around the argument when calling.
In fact shell function are called like shell scripts and their arguments are stored in the $1 .. $9 variable.
You can also use

shift

to get the args one by one.