[exim] Re: Best way to split multiline string

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Author: Evgeniy Berdnikov
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To: exim-users
Subject: [exim] Re: Best way to split multiline string
On Sat, Oct 12, 2024 at 12:36:33PM -0700, Ian Z via Exim-users wrote:
> I need to inspect the output from en external program (run via the
> ${run} expansion). The program outputs multiple lines, only the first
> is relevant to me. What is the least painful way to extract it? I mean
> the least number of backslashes and curlies.


Use ${run} to start shell wrapper with "head -1",
or simply feed 'command "$@" | head -1' line to shell.
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Eugene Berdnikov

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