>
>>> here's my test.sh:
>>>
>>> #!/bin/sh
>>> BLAH= echo "$1" | sed 's/.*\\//'
>>> echo $BLAH
>>> BLAH= ` echo "$1" | sed 's/.*\\//' `
>>> echo $BLAH
>>>
>>> if I call ./test.sh 'blah\blah' I see:
>>> blah
>>>
>>> sed: -e expression #1, char 7: Unterminated `s' command
>
> The second one was in backticks, but I get unterminated `s' command.
Ok, sorry...
You need to add an extra escape to your expression since the first will be
interpreted by the shell:
5 BLAH=` echo "$1" | sed -e 's/.*\\\//' `
6 echo $BLAH
Also, don't put spaces after the '=' sign.
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