Re: FVWM: .fvmrc undesired expansion of the $2 variable

From: Scott Smedley <scottie7_at_tpg.com.au>
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 22:29:43 +1000

> I need to avoid the expansion of the string "$2" in the .fvwmrc file.
> This is a simple test scenario:
>
> AddToMenu TT
> + "test" echo '$$2'

I get precisely the behaviour you desire with your own command.
(ie. I can't reproduce the problem.) You probably want to leave off
the ' quotes though.

> The desidered effect should be to write "$2" on the error-device but the
> real effect is an empty string written to stderr.

What version of FVWM are you using?

SCoTT. :)
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Received on Thu Jul 01 2004 - 07:35:30 BST

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