On Monday 26 July 2004 20:25, James Wilkinson wrote: >Alexander Dalloz wrote: >> $(foo) is the current notation and some day ` ` (backticks) will >> go away from bash (by it's developers). > >OUCH! > >I hope not. That will break more UNIX setups than any other > changeover I've ever heard of. I concur, this will break half the stuff I use, or more. Yee Gods, what kind of insanity is this? Remove the backticks indeed. >Yes, $() is more elegant, but the sheer weight of legacy `` means > that I'd back the backticks over the bash maintainers in any battle > for their continued survival... > >James. > >-- >E-mail address: james@ | "The duke had a mind that ticked like a > clock and, westexe.demon.co.uk | like a clock, it regularly went > cuckoo." > > | -- Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters -- Cheers, Gene There are 4 boxes to be used in defense of liberty. Soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order, starting now. -Ed Howdershelt, Author Additions to this message made by Gene Heskett are Copyright 2004, Maurice E. Heskett, all rights reserved.
