sh: Input File Seperator

Two sample functions, the first with no arguments and the second with three arguments.

Script	Output
#!/bin/sh echo "1: $@" echo "2: $" IFS=',' echo "3: $@" echo "4: $" IFS='\|My Seperator...' echo "5: $@" echo "6: $*"	1: one two three four 2: one two three four 3: one two three four 4: one,two,three four 5: one two three four 6: one\|two\|three four

Script

Output

#!/bin/sh

echo "1: $@"
echo "2: $*"

IFS=','
echo "3: $@"
echo "4: $*"

IFS='|My Seperator...'
echo "5: $@"
echo "6: $*"


1: one two three four
2: one two three four
3: one two three four
4: one,two,three four
5: one two three four
6: one|two|three four