Split up a string?

[rjlohan]

I want to tokenise a string using shell delimiters...

|, >, <, >>, <<

I can do that fine, except when the string is like:

command1>command2

(i.e - no spaces between commands and tokens)

Any ideas?

[Zaei]

Just do what you would do to split the string normally, except when you find a delimeter, split at that point, but make the next token equal the delimeter.

command1>command2
tokenizes to
command1
>
command2

Z.

[rjlohan]

You're a thinker.

Cheers,
RJ

[Zaei]

It becomes a pain in the arse to need to tokenize a string, but need to preserve sections of the string that contain delimeters =).

Z.

[rjlohan]

Most of the relevant function is done for me, just gotta modify. My brain is fried this last few weeks. Had too much on, and I've fizzled out...