diff --git a/pages/common/ifs.md b/pages/common/ifs.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0dc5020ca --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/common/ifs.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# IFS + +> IFS (Internal Field Separator) is a special environment variable that defines the delimiter used for word splitting in Unix shells. +> The default value of IFS is a space, tab, and newline. The three characters serve as delimiters. +> More information: . + +- View the current IFS value: + +`echo "$IFS"` + +- Change the IFS value: + +`IFS="{{:}}"` + +- Reset IFS to default: + +`IFS=$' \t\n'` + +- Temporarily change the IFS value in a subshell: + +`(IFS="{{:}}"; echo "{{one:two:three}}")`