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Bug #62982 php [options] [-B <begin_code>] -R <code> [-E <end_code>]
Submitted: 2012-08-31 15:06 UTC Modified: 2012-08-31 18:17 UTC
From: luis dot pessoa67 at ibest dot com dot br Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5.4Git-2012-08-31 (Git) OS: Windos 7 SP1
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2012-08-31 15:06 UTC] luis dot pessoa67 at ibest dot com dot br 
Description:
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From manual page: http://www.php.net/features.commandline.options
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Why Didn't it work?

c:\php>dir /aa /b | php -B '$l=0;$i=1;' -R '$l+=count(@file($argv[$i++]));' -E 'echo "files: $l\n";'

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected end of file in Command line begin code on
line 1

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ''echo' (T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE) in Com
mand line end code on line 1

c:\php>php -v
PHP 5.4.5 (cli) (built: Jul 18 2012 22:25:51)
Copyright (c) 1997-2012 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.4.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2012 Zend Technologies


Test script:
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c:\php>dir /aa /b | php -B '$l=0;$i=1;' -R '$l+=count(@file($argv[$i++]));' -E 'echo "files: $l\n";'


Expected result:
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files: XXXXX

Actual result:
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Parse error: syntax error, unexpected end of file in Command line begin code on
line 1

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ''echo' (T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE) in Com
mand line end code on line 1

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 [2012-08-31 15:47 UTC] rasmus@php.net 
Works fine for me on Linux:

> ls | php53 -B '$l=0;$i=1;' -R '$l+=count(@file($argv[$i++]));' -E 'echo "files: 
$l\n";'
files: 449

Weird Windows thing?
 [2012-08-31 15:47 UTC] rasmus@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Feedback
 [2012-08-31 16:15 UTC] ab@php.net 
On windows shell you cannet use single quotes to wrap strings, use double quotes for that

dir /aa /b | Debug_TS\php.exe -B "$l=0;$i=1;" -R "$l+=count(@file($argv[$i++]));" -E "echo 'files: ' . $l;"

That's the basic windows cmd behaviour.
 [2012-08-31 16:15 UTC] ab@php.net
-Status: Feedback +Status: Not a bug
 [2012-08-31 18:17 UTC] luis dot pessoa67 at ibest dot com dot br 
Copy-paste pitfalls! Case Closed.

tks Rasmus n Ab!
 
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