[exim] Re: Best way to split multiline string

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Author: Ian Z via Exim-users
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Subject: [exim] Re: Best way to split multiline string
On Sun, Oct 13, 2024 at 11:51:31AM GMT, Evgeniy Berdnikov 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.


This is what I came up with, myself. Thanks :-)

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Ian

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