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| From | William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc, alt.os.linux.debian, alt.os.linux.slackware |
| Subject | Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? |
| Date | 2015-11-29 20:07 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <n3fltt$eqm$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (2 earlier) <n3cjvm$5v8$1@dont-email.me> <n3cq2q$t2i$1@dont-email.me> <n3cqud$25a$1@dont-email.me> <87y4dh7sol.fld@barrow.com> <martijn-A8CAB7.16351529112015@news.individual.net> |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
On 2015-11-29, Martijn Dekker <martijn@inlv.demon.nl> wrote:
> In article <87y4dh7sol.fld@barrow.com>,
> floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) wrote:
>
>> Both opening and closing braces are reserved words.
>
> Yes, '{' and '}' are reserved words, but '{}' is not a reserved word.
> (Something can only be a "word" if it's separated by blanks.)
>
> In any case the concept of a reserved word doesn't apply to command
> arguments, so it's moot.
Of course it does. The shell interprets everything before the command
ever sees it. If you put it into '' then the shell would not see it.
Anyway, the OP was wondering why his command did not work. Why do you
not come up with an explanation?
This discussion is going way offtrack.
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Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-11-28 00:52 +0000
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? Arkadiusz Drabczyk <arkadiusz@domain.invalid> - 2015-11-28 16:15 +0000
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-11-28 17:59 +0000
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Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2015-11-28 11:52 -0900
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