Subject: Re: [ast-users] how to process '\\resource\dirname\file'
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> Hello Forum
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> I am using MKS Korn Shell on Win and need to process a string as an input
> parame
> ter:
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> \\resource\dirname\file .
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> I actually have to copy files from there to another destination. I want
> convert
> this string into //resouce/dirman/file.
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> But value of this string is getting crumbled if assigned to positional
> parameter
> even before i get to conversion logic.
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> Do you have any advise?
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> Thank you,
>
> Gene Golub
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I don't know much about the MKS version of ksh, but if you download
and run UWIN, then if you can input the parameter with
read -r name
to preserve the \'s.
Then "${name//'\'/'/'}" should change the \'s to /.
If you are trying to convert a windows path into a UWIN path, then
unixpath "$name"
will work.
If you are using UWIN, use the uwin-users group for discussion.
David Korn
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