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!$IFS internal field separator |
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This variable determines how Bash recognizes fields, or word boundaries when it interprets character strings. |
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$IFS defaults to whitespace (space, tab, and newline), but may be changed. |
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!Have multiple characters as field separators. |
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*IFS='~[<listofchars>]' |
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Example using the ''read'' command: |
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*IFS='~[:=,]'; read foo bar moo car <<< '123:abc=345,def'; echo $foo $bar $moo $car |
