What shell command splits words into variables?

Asked Mar 27 '19 at 07:55

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There is a command that will split words in variables so the end up in

$1, $2, $3...

Totally forgot begins with S for some reason think its set but the grey matter is not working.

What I am doing is I have a fstab like file that each line represents certain commands separated by tab. Each line can have a different number of columns and without defining variables there is a command that splits to $1, $2... but can I remember and google isn't working for me today either.

edited Mar 27 '19 at 08:04

Allan

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asked Mar 27 '19 at 07:55

Stuart Naylor

Do you mean `set`? Like `set -- $var` – oguz ismail Mar 27 '19 at 07:59
What do you want to do with those variables? – Allan Mar 27 '19 at 08:06
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It is set isn't it dunno why my googling failed but yes 'set $var' think I should go back to bed. Thanks – Stuart Naylor Mar 27 '19 at 08:10
Possible duplicate of [Assigning to a positional parameter](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13762370/assigning-to-a-positional-parameter) – Benjamin W. Mar 27 '19 at 13:59
Yeah delete as did go back to bed :) Many Thanks – Stuart Naylor Mar 27 '19 at 19:06

What shell command splits words into variables?

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