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Hi,
I'm debugging a shell program, I came across following line,
@BATCH_ROOT@/batch_scripts/insert_record.sh
It executes insert_record.sh files.
But i not sure about the meaning of @BATCH_ROOT@
In ksh the symbol @ ...
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what's the meaning of @ symbol in ksh???
Hi,
I'm debugging a shell program, I came across following line,
@BATCH_ROOT@/batch_scripts/insert_record.sh
It executes insert_record.sh files.
But i not sure about the meaning of @BATCH_ROOT@
In ksh the symbol @ represents what?
Does it denote some environmental variable?- Lakshmipathi.G
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It seems to introduce a regular expression.
Learning the Korn Shell, 2nd Edition: Chapter 4: Basic Shell Programming
I assume there are several possibilities in which base directory insert_record can reside. And the @ says the shell should try every path in the variable BATCH_ROOT.
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I'll check out the link ...
Thanks GNU-Fan- Lakshmipathi.G
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