$# - number of command line arguments or positional parameters $*

what do u mean by $#,$* in unix programming?

Question Posted / vipul dalwala

Answer Posted / vipul dalwala

$# - number of command line arguments or positional
parameters

$* - All of the positional parameters, seen as a single word

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