what do u mean by $#,$* in unix programming?
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Answer / vipul dalwala
$# - number of command line arguments or positional
parameters
$* - All of the positional parameters, seen as a single word
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Answer / narendrasairam
$# - Number of argument passed
$* - Array of arguments given (or) passed arguments as an array
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Answer / anita lohia
$# The number of command line argument
$* All the arguments on the command line
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Answer / siva prasad
$#- total no of positional parameters excluding the program
name
$*- all the arguments excluding the program name
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Answer / satyabrata
$# it contains the no of positional parameters
$* it contains all positional parameters as a single string
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