What are the differences between here document and here string in their purposes? [on hold]
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In bash, it seems to me both here document and here string can be used for providing strings as stdin inputs. here document may provide an extra features to specify delimiter, which I am not sure if is necessary in any case.
What are the differences between their purposes? Can one always be used wherever the other is used? When shall we use which? Thanks.
bash io-redirection here-document here-string
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In bash, it seems to me both here document and here string can be used for providing strings as stdin inputs. here document may provide an extra features to specify delimiter, which I am not sure if is necessary in any case.
What are the differences between their purposes? Can one always be used wherever the other is used? When shall we use which? Thanks.
bash io-redirection here-document here-string
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Tim
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put on hold as primarily opinion-based by Kusalananda, G-Man, Isaac, X Tian, mosvy yesterday
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Use here-strings all the time if you wish, until you encounter a situation where it's not possible. Then use a here-document. Or use temporary files, always, and never ever touch here-strings nor here-documents. Deciding when to use what is something you as a developer has to do.
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In bash, it seems to me both here document and here string can be used for providing strings as stdin inputs. here document may provide an extra features to specify delimiter, which I am not sure if is necessary in any case.
What are the differences between their purposes? Can one always be used wherever the other is used? When shall we use which? Thanks.
bash io-redirection here-document here-string
asked 2 days ago
Tim
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In bash, it seems to me both here document and here string can be used for providing strings as stdin inputs. here document may provide an extra features to specify delimiter, which I am not sure if is necessary in any case.
What are the differences between their purposes? Can one always be used wherever the other is used? When shall we use which? Thanks.
bash io-redirection here-document here-string
bash io-redirection here-document here-string
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Tim
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Tim
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Tim
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Tim
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Tim
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put on hold as primarily opinion-based by Kusalananda, G-Man, Isaac, X Tian, mosvy yesterday
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
put on hold as primarily opinion-based by Kusalananda, G-Man, Isaac, X Tian, mosvy yesterday
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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Use here-strings all the time if you wish, until you encounter a situation where it's not possible. Then use a here-document. Or use temporary files, always, and never ever touch here-strings nor here-documents. Deciding when to use what is something you as a developer has to do.
– Kusalananda
2 days ago
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Use here-strings all the time if you wish, until you encounter a situation where it's not possible. Then use a here-document. Or use temporary files, always, and never ever touch here-strings nor here-documents. Deciding when to use what is something you as a developer has to do.
– Kusalananda
2 days ago
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Use here-strings all the time if you wish, until you encounter a situation where it's not possible. Then use a here-document. Or use temporary files, always, and never ever touch here-strings nor here-documents. Deciding when to use what is something you as a developer has to do.
– Kusalananda
2 days ago
Use here-strings all the time if you wish, until you encounter a situation where it's not possible. Then use a here-document. Or use temporary files, always, and never ever touch here-strings nor here-documents. Deciding when to use what is something you as a developer has to do.
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2 days ago
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Here string is for shorter strings, here document for longer ones. The extra feature of here documents is that you can pass arbitrary text without having to worry about quoting. Just single-quote the delimiter, and make sure it does not show up in the text. You may use a random string (drawing from characters and digits), a technique that is also used to delimit parts in MIME encoded email.
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Here string is for shorter strings, here document for longer ones. The extra feature of here documents is that you can pass arbitrary text without having to worry about quoting. Just single-quote the delimiter, and make sure it does not show up in the text. You may use a random string (drawing from characters and digits), a technique that is also used to delimit parts in MIME encoded email.
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Here string is for shorter strings, here document for longer ones. The extra feature of here documents is that you can pass arbitrary text without having to worry about quoting. Just single-quote the delimiter, and make sure it does not show up in the text. You may use a random string (drawing from characters and digits), a technique that is also used to delimit parts in MIME encoded email.
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stefan
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Here string is for shorter strings, here document for longer ones. The extra feature of here documents is that you can pass arbitrary text without having to worry about quoting. Just single-quote the delimiter, and make sure it does not show up in the text. You may use a random string (drawing from characters and digits), a technique that is also used to delimit parts in MIME encoded email.
answered 2 days ago
stefan
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Here string is for shorter strings, here document for longer ones. The extra feature of here documents is that you can pass arbitrary text without having to worry about quoting. Just single-quote the delimiter, and make sure it does not show up in the text. You may use a random string (drawing from characters and digits), a technique that is also used to delimit parts in MIME encoded email.
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stefan
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stefan
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answered 2 days ago
stefan
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answered 2 days ago
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Use here-strings all the time if you wish, until you encounter a situation where it's not possible. Then use a here-document. Or use temporary files, always, and never ever touch here-strings nor here-documents. Deciding when to use what is something you as a developer has to do.
– Kusalananda
2 days ago