how to pass each shell parameter in new line

Question

I had a shell script that takes 3 parameters

test.sh a b c

I want to give each parameter in a new line

some thing like this :

test.sh a
        b
        c

i am on AIX Thanks.

please explain a little bit of `why` you need to do this. Just for formatting? (Are you an SQL coder at heart?) . The solution below is the best you can do, given your basic problem definition. OR Are `a, b, c` really place holders for complex argument generation processes like calling scripts that caluclate values? Good luck! — shellter, Jan 22 '15 at 23:20
For formatting .I am passing really a large string parameters . Thanks for your suggestion to add that to a variable. — user2711819, Jan 23 '15 at 15:45

score 10 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 22 '15 at 23:54

10

Just put \ at the end of line, it "escapes" the meaning of the character following it, which in this case is a newline.

test.sh a \
        b \
        c

edited Jan 22 '15 at 23:54

Oliver W.

answered Jan 22 '15 at 21:16

janisz

2

Correct. Look out: no space after the \ and no \ after the last parameter. – Walter A Jan 22 '15 at 22:28
you suggestion helped me Walter. Thanks – user2711819 Jan 23 '15 at 15:46

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