SPUG: Quoting Question

[Tim Maher]

On Mon, Oct 16, 2006 at 05:04:47PM -0700, Asa Martin wrote:
> The echo line should be:
> 
> $ssh->send("echo \"$line\" >> $new_file");
> 
> That's the line that isn't working right.

Letting the shell see double-quotes around $line is
just asking for trouble, if you want it to remain unmolested.

The customary approach would be:
        system "echo '$line'";
or, in your case:
        $ssh->send("echo '$line' >> '$new_file'");

To understand the issues involved, check out
        http://TeachMeUnix.com/quoting.html

-Tim
P.S. I'm teaching a class on Shell Programming from 12/11-13 in
Seattle.
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