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can we pass parameter to shell function ?

I would like to create a generalized function in KSH to issue an error message.

I am having files like file1, file2,file3.....

main script start here :
==========================================

if (test $flg -eq 1) then
....
check_file
....
elseif (test $flg -eq 2) then
.....
check_file
.....
elseif (test $flg -eq 3) then
.....
check_file
.....
else
echo "Nothing passed"

fi

echo "DONE"

called function
----------------

function check_file{
if (test -f $file_n ) then
echo "file : $file_n exist"
else
echo "file not exist"
fi
}

My question is how to pass those files (file1, file2, file3, etc) into function "check_file" ?

Any Help ?

Thanks in advance.

ecw

function check_file{
if (test -f "$1" ) then
echo "file : $1 exist"
else
echo "file not exist"
fi
}

...
check_file file1
...
check_file file2
...
check_file file3
...

cmurugavel

ASKER

How do we send the $1 from calling place?

sometime I may pass the "file" in 4th or 5th.. parameter, In this case, again I have to change $n (n can be 1,2 ..n)
in the function definition.

In C,
-------

int var=10;

main ()
{
fn(var)
}

fn (int a_var)
{
if (var != 10) {
return 1;
eles
return 0;
}

------------------------

I would like create a shell like above menthod. Is it possible?

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cmurugavel

ASKER

Yes. u r right.

I tried. It works fine in ksh.

Thanks.