Thanks all for your replies and explanations. With kind regards Andy On Monday 18 July 2005 07:35, Jeff Vian wrote: > On Mon, 2005-07-18 at 00:56 +0200, Andy Pieters wrote: > > Hi all > > > > Consider this > > > > ~]$ echo "Test!" > > bash: !": event not found > > ~] $ echo "Test"! > > Test! > > ~] $ echo 'Test!' > > Test! > > ~] $ echo Test! > > Test! > > > > I haven't heard anything about expansion of the '!' character, have you? > > The ! is a special character in bash in some circumstances. The "" can > give it the special meaning. > > >From my documentation on bash, !n references a previous command (the > > nth command), it also allows use of characters to list previously > issued (history) commands that start with that character(s) > an example of the first use > [jeff@eye_gore ~]$ echo !12 > echo mkdir temp2 > mkdir temp2 > > and the second > [jeff@eye_gore ~]$ echo !n > echo ncftp 192.168.2.10 > ncftp 192.168.2.10 > > So in that context the "!" structure forces it to be interpreted with a > null argument and thus not a valid event to be referenced. > > [jeff@eye_gore ~]$ echo "!" > bash: !: event not found > is in a slightly different category though > > > With kind regards > > > > > > Andy > > > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- Registered Linux User Number 379093 -- --BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GAT/O/>E$ d-(---)>+ s:(+)>: a--(-)>? C++++$(+++) UL++++>++++$ P-(+)>++ L+++>++++$ E---(-)@ W+++>+++$ !N@ o? !K? W--(---) !O !M- V-- PS++(+++) PE--(-) Y+ PGP++(+++) t+(++) 5-- X++ R*(+)@ !tv b-() DI(+) D+(+++) G(+) e>++++$@ h++(*) r-->++ y--()>++++ -- ---END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ -- Check out these few php utilities that I released under the GPL2 and that are meant for use with a php cli binary: http://www.vlaamse-kern.com/sas/ -- --
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