[GRASS-user] grass prompt -- strange behaviour

GRASS GRASS user
1

Hi all,

there is something strange with GRASS prompt on my computer (Debian
GNU/Linux unstable, UTF8). An example script:

for map in $(ls *.xml); do echo "$map -> ${map%%.xml}"; done

GRASS not running

$ for ...

abscl-seidl.gkf.xml -> abscl-seidl.gkf
abscl-temelin.gkf.xml -> abscl-temelin.gkf
bug-1.3.25-zpk.gkf.xml -> bug-1.3.25-zpk.gkf
...
zoltan-test_2d_gon.gkf.xml -> zoltan-test_2d_gon.gkf
zoltan-test_3d_dms.gkf.xml -> zoltan-test_3d_dms.gkf
zoltan-test_3d_gon.gkf.xml -> zoltan-test_3d_gon.gkf

-> OK

GRASS running ...

GRASS > for ...

abscl-seidl.gkf.xml -> abscl-seidl.gkf.xml
abscl-temelin.gkf.xml -> abscl-temelin.gkf.xml
bug-1.3.25-zpk.gkf.xml -> bug-1.3.25-zpk.gkf.xml
...
zoltan-test_2d_gon.gkf.xml -> zoltan-test_2d_gon.gkf.xml
zoltan-test_3d_dms.gkf.xml -> zoltan-test_3d_dms.gkf.xml
zoltan-test_3d_gon.gkf.xml -> zoltan-test_3d_gon.gkf.xml
->

So, ${map%%.xml} does not work any more, overmore there is a strange
last line containing empty variable $map.

Am I doing anything wrong? I am a little bit confused;-)

Best,

Martin

2

for map in $(ls *.xml); do echo "$map -> ${map%%.xml}"; done

I don't know why that isn't working, but for the same thing you might
try:

echo "$map -> `basename $map .xml`"

Hamish

3

Martin Landa wrote:

there is something strange with GRASS prompt on my computer (Debian
GNU/Linux unstable, UTF8). An example script:

for map in $(ls *.xml); do echo "$map -> ${map%%.xml}"; done

Why the "ls", rarther than just:

  for map in *.xml ; do ...

?

GRASS not running

$ for ...

abscl-seidl.gkf.xml -> abscl-seidl.gkf
abscl-temelin.gkf.xml -> abscl-temelin.gkf
bug-1.3.25-zpk.gkf.xml -> bug-1.3.25-zpk.gkf
...
zoltan-test_2d_gon.gkf.xml -> zoltan-test_2d_gon.gkf
zoltan-test_3d_dms.gkf.xml -> zoltan-test_3d_dms.gkf
zoltan-test_3d_gon.gkf.xml -> zoltan-test_3d_gon.gkf

-> OK

GRASS running ...

GRASS > for ...

abscl-seidl.gkf.xml -> abscl-seidl.gkf.xml
abscl-temelin.gkf.xml -> abscl-temelin.gkf.xml
bug-1.3.25-zpk.gkf.xml -> bug-1.3.25-zpk.gkf.xml
...
zoltan-test_2d_gon.gkf.xml -> zoltan-test_2d_gon.gkf.xml
zoltan-test_3d_dms.gkf.xml -> zoltan-test_3d_dms.gkf.xml
zoltan-test_3d_gon.gkf.xml -> zoltan-test_3d_gon.gkf.xml
->

So, ${map%%.xml} does not work any more, overmore there is a strange
last line containing empty variable $map.

Am I doing anything wrong? I am a little bit confused;-)

My first suspicion would be that the session startup is changing
either which "ls" command is used or the behaviour of the "ls"
command. Everything except for "ls" is a shell built-in.

--
Glynn Clements <glynn@gclements.plus.com>