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Article #66Re: shell problems
From: "Scented fads" Neilski
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 11:28
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 11:28
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dwhopkin@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Dave Hopkins) writes: >> 2) How can I achieve nested command substitution , eg : >> cmd1 `cmd2 `cmd3 `cmd4 `...` ` ` ` ? >> I do not want to use pipe to achieve that, ie I don't want to say : >> cmdN | ... | cmd4 | cmd3 | cmd2 | cmd1 >This is possible if each nested backquote is quoted in a _nested_ manner. >Example (in Bourne Sys V Shell): > echo `echo \`echo \\\`echo \\\\\\\`pwd\\\\\\\` \\\` \` ` Eurrgh. Use a nice new shell such as zsh. echo $(echo $(echo $(echo $(pwd)))) -- neilski -- nrp@csug.cs.reading.ac.uk \-------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------\ Be obsequious, purple and clairvoyant.
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From: nrp@csug3.cs.reading.ac.uk ("Scented fads" Neilski)
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Subject: Re: shell problems
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