Question

I have written the script run.sh below for calling a java class :

java -cp . Main $1 $2 $3 $4

Here is my java class (it just displays the args) :

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        for (String arg : args) {
            System.out.println(arg);
        }
    }
}

This is working unless I try to pass a parameter containing a space. For example :

./run.sh This is "a test"

will display :

This
is
a
test

How could I modify my shell script and/or change my parameter syntax to pass the parameter “a test” unmodified ?

Answer 1

Like this:

java -cp . Main "$@"