Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:51:10 -0430 From: Andres Perera <andres.p@zoho.com> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Cc: Jerry <freebsd.user@seibercom.net> Subject: Re: Backtick versus $() Message-ID: <AANLkTikDAaWGHbUNoh3R0VPR9zMhLZ%2Bo8EwzFMLYZiqs@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20110224161552.573195ed@scorpio> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1102201027170.56885@wonkity.com> <4D61599E.4040008@gmail.com> <AANLkTinJKcy8NyFzW9=6yKEY%2BF_payQVM108_=B7Gyjr@mail.gmail.com> <loom.20110224T210222-768@post.gmane.org> <AANLkTinQ4MMwWq77k1t-SwqE%2BzPep6VCNS9AKdT_H08b@mail.gmail.com> <loom.20110224T214917-136@post.gmane.org> <AANLkTik88V5Bb2BWM0Kpv3rWfek9_%2BgjqmEt6UbsVjpS@mail.gmail.com> <20110224161552.573195ed@scorpio>
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On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 4:45 PM, Jerry <freebsd.user@seibercom.net> wrote: > On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:02:22 -0800 > Rob Farmer <rfarmer@predatorlabs.net> articulated: > >> Have you used the default FreeBSD shell (tcsh) recently? >> >> [rfarmer@sapphire] ~> echo $(date ) >> Illegal variable name. > > Since I use Bash as my default shell, I never suffer from that problem. > I was wondering if anyone had ever files a PR against that behavior > though? why would they add $() support for *csh? the whole shell is pretty far away from posix, and there's no reason to change its syntax since it's not used = for scripting (this thread is really funny) > > -- > Jerry =E2=9C=8C > FreeBSD.user@seibercom.net > > Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. > Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. > __________________________________________________________________ > > Ignorance is never out of style. =C2=A0It was in fashion yesterday, it is= the > rage today, and it will set the pace tomorrow. > > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Franklin K. Dane > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >
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