On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 08:11:51PM +0100, Sjoerd Mullender wrote: > On 2007-12-06 18:59, adrian kok wrote: > > Hi all > $(tail -n 1 $(date "+%Y-%m-%d-%H").txt) This is the preferred syntax, because: * The nesting problem others have noted. * The `` syntax is deprecated and may eventually go away. It is retained mainly for backward compatibility. * $() will tickle parentheses matching tools in some editors such as emacs, making the code easier to read. -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB
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