thanx tom. at least i understand the difference between params and include.
--- Tom Eastep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Linux Advocate wrote: > > Doesn�t the functionality provided by params and > > include overlap? > > Yes -- marginally. > > > > > Once things have been defined in params , they can > be > > used in other config files right? therefore > include is > > redundant ? i mean all the stuff indicated by > > > http://www1.shorewall.net/configuration_file_basics.htm#INCLUDE > > can be done in the normal params file and be used > > globally right? > > No. > > The params file provides a very weak analog of C > macros; the INCLUDE > directive is similar to C's #include. Each shell > variable (params) > expands to something that must fit on a single line. > INCLUDE files may > have many lines in them. > > > Sorry, i m just trying to increase my > understanding of > > shorewall. > > Nothing here is Shorewall-specific. These are basic > feature of language > processing systems that have been around for the > last 40 > > -Tom > -- > Tom Eastep \ Nothing is foolproof to a > sufficiently talented fool > Shoreline, \ http://shorewall.net > Washington USA \ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > PGP Public Key \ > https://lists.shorewall.net/teastep.pgp.key > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? > Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using > AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/> _______________________________________________ > Shorewall-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get the Yahoo! toolbar and be alerted to new email wherever you're surfing. http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/index.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Shorewall-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users
