Re: IFS System variable

[Paul Jarc]

Eric Khanukayev <Erick@prodigy.net> wrote:
> When I type:
> export IFS=: or export IFS=":"
> then
> echo $IFS - gives me standard IFS value (space,tab,new line)

No, it prints nothing.  This is because the value of IFS is used for
word splitting - any character in IFS's value is treated as a word
separator and is thus removed before the "echo" command is executed.
Try this instead (note double quotes):
$ echo "$IFS"


paul