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Article #2373Re: ash vs ksh (Re: Bloody active rerouters. I give up. Message for koren.)
From: leslie.b.locklear
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1989 18:06
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1989 18:06
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In article <4587@sugar.hackercorp.com>, peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
) I complained about using $(cmd) rather than `cmd`.
)
) In article <4926@cbnewsc.ATT.COM> sft@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (scott.thompson,ihp,) writes:
) > Both are real unix! $(prog) is valid ksh syntax!
)
) I don't think so:
)
) /usr/peter/News/232 $ echo $(echo hi)
) ksh: syntax error: `(' unexpected
) --
) Peter "Have you hugged your wolf today" da Silva <peter@sugar.hackercorp.com>
) `-_-'
) 'U` "Really, that tedious net etiquette stuff simply can't be expected
) to apply to an _Author_" -- Peter Merel <pete@basser.oz>
Hmmmm.... That's interesting! When I try it I get:
1:[amiga] echo $(echo hi)
hi
1:[amiga] echo $SHELL
/usr/lbin/ksh
Perhaps you have an earlier version of ksh?
Barry Locklear <lbl@sf.att.com>
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!usc!rutgers!att!cbnewsl!lbl From: lbl@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (leslie.b.locklear) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: ash vs ksh (Re: Bloody active rerouters. I give up. Message for koren.) Summary: Interesting... Message-ID: <3050@cbnewsl.ATT.COM> Date: 28 Nov 89 18:06:56 GMT References: <4573@sugar.hackercorp.com> <4926@cbnewsc.ATT.COM> <4587@sugar.hackercorp.com> Distribution: na Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 26