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  • From: bugzilla-daemon AT metalab.unc.edu
  • To: sm-sorcery-bugs AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [SM-Sorcery-Bugs] [Bug 5583] New: edit_files doesn't work as expected.
  • Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 08:21:45 -0500

http://bugs.sourcemage.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5583

Summary: edit_files doesn't work as expected.
Product: Sorcery
Version: 1.x Series
Platform: Other
OS/Version: other
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: subroutines
AssignedTo: sm-sorcery-bugs AT lists.ibiblio.org
ReportedBy: wandre.l AT free.fr


in /var/lib/sorcery/modules/libmisc, line 283 :
function edit_file() {
${EDITOR:-nano -w} $1
}

in advanced bash scripting guide:

${string:position}

Extracts substring from $string at $position.

If the $string parameter is "*" or "@", then this extracts the positional
parameters, [1] starting at $position.
${string:position:length}

Extracts $length characters of substring from $string at $position.

so i don't really understand how such a thing can work, moreover it do not
work
properly.
i propose to replace the code with:

function edit_file() {
if [ -z $EDITOR ]
then
EDITOR=nano # or whatever else
fi
$EDITOR $1
}
thanks.



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