AfroThundr3007730/args.sh

Created May 19, 2018 21:45

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Show the number of args in a command. Useful for troubleshooting word splitting.

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args.sh

	#!/bin/sh
	printf "%d args:" $#
	printf " <%s>" "$@"
	echo

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AfroThundr3007730 commented May 19, 2018

Put it in your $PATH, then call it before a command:

foo@bar:~$ args ls -a -l -h /var/lib
5 args: <ls> <-a> <-l> <-h> </var/lib>

Found it here.

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