linux-kernel - Re: ldd scull

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Message-ID: <20100905032148.GA9971@capricorn-x61>
Date:	Sun, 5 Sep 2010 12:21:48 +0900
From:	Adam Jiang <jiang.adam@...il.com>
To:	runcoderen <runcoderzhcn@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: ldd scull_load question

On Sun, Sep 05, 2010 at 08:35:14AM +0800, runcoderen wrote:
> hi all:
> I am reading ldd(3rd).
> when I read the scull_load part.
> I can't understand some special sentences in the scripts as follows:
> 
> /sbin/insmod ./$module.ko $* || exit 1
> 
> why we add $* and || exit 1 after /sbin/insmod ./$module.ko?
> can anyone help me to understand?

Hey,

The '$*' means bash variables. I believe it is a question not related to
Linux kernel. See

http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/othertypesv.html

/Adam

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