I have install.sh script which is located in server. I want to write one line code to download and run the script.
curl -s https://my-server/install.sh | bash
Everything works fine until I am trying to set arguments
curl -s https://my-server/install.sh | bash -s -p abc
It can’t recognize ‘-p’ as an argument but ‘abc’ can.
How to set arguments in this situation starting with ‘-‘ or ‘–‘ signs?
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Answer
Start your argument list after -- separator:
curl -s https://my-server/install.sh | bash -s -- -p abc
As per man bash:
A
--signals the end of options and disables further option processing. Any arguments after the--are treated as filenames and arguments. An argument of-is equivalent to--.