command line arguments - Storing ksh input array to variable and passing to another script -

i have modify existing ksh script looks @ command-line arguments using 'shift', , empties $@, want pass original arguments second script afterwards.

in mainline case can coping $@ variable , passing second script, can't work quoted command-line arguments.

if have script called 'printer' below:

#!/bin/ksh  input=$@   echo "printing args" until [[ $# -eq 0 ]];do    echo $1    shift done  ./printer2 $input

and printer2 below:

#!/bin/ksh  echo "printing second args" until [[ $# -eq 0 ]];do    echo $1    shift done

i output of

./printer first second "third forth"

to :

printing args first second third forth printing second args first second third forth

i've tried various combinations of quotes around variables (both in assignment of $input , when passing printer2) can't figure out. can help?

ok think i've found solution after awful lot of trial , error.

assigning $input this:

set -a input "$@"

and passing this:

./printer2 "${input[@]}"

produces output i'm after.

the whole first script therefore:

#!/bin/ksh  set -a input "$@"   echo "printing args" until [[ $# -eq 0 ]];do    echo $1    shift done  ./printer2 "${input[@]}"

and

./printer first second "third fourth"

outputs:

printing args first second third fourth printing second args first second third fourth

if wants explain problem other things tried, please do, i'm still interested!

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