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| From | no.top.post@gmail.com |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc, alt.os.linux.debian, alt.os.linux.slackware |
| Subject | Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? |
| Followup-To | comp.os.linux.misc, alt.os.linux.debian, alt.os.linux.slackware |
| Date | 2016-01-04 23:07 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <n6eu07$ts0$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <87y4dh7sol.fld@barrow.com> |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
Followups directed to: comp.os.linux.misc, alt.os.linux.debian, alt.os.linux.slackware
In article <87y4dh7sol.fld@barrow.com>, floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) wrote:
> Arkadiusz Drabczyk <arkadiusz@domain.invalid> wrote:
> >On 2015-11-28, William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> wrote:
> >>>> You need to escape {} (ie \{\}, or '{}' or the shell will interpret it.
> >>>
> >>> Which shell interprets `{}'? I have never seen one.
> >>
> >> Have you tried it?
> >
> >Yes. I tried this:
> >
> >$ echo {}
>
> Both opening and closing braces are reserved words. Shell interpretation
> is context sensitive, but the above echo command actually did in fact
> interpret (and reject as meaningful) the context. Try this:
>
> $ echo "Now "{'is','is not'}" the time."
>
> Or something simple,
>
> $ echo a{b,c,d}e
>
> --
*nix is not science. It's absurd poetry.
"interpret (and reject as meaningful) the context"
That's why *unix users say "try this..try that, it works for me,
I don't know why, but get lucky, be happy";
instead of "it is A...it is B".
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mc finds more than `find` finds? WhoCares@gmail.com - 2015-11-28 00:37 +0000
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
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> - 2015-11-28 20:07 +0200
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-11-28 20:44 +0000
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> - 2015-11-29 12:41 +0200
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? Arkadiusz Drabczyk <arkadiusz@domain.invalid> - 2015-11-28 18:14 +0000
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2015-11-28 11:52 -0900
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? Martijn Dekker <martijn@inlv.demon.nl> - 2015-11-29 16:35 +0100
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2015-11-29 10:49 -0900
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-11-29 20:24 +0000
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2015-11-29 14:09 -0900
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-11-30 09:24 +0000
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? Eef Hartman <E.J.M.Hartman@gmail.com> - 2015-11-30 10:08 +0000
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-11-29 20:07 +0000
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? Eef Hartman <E.J.M.Hartman@gmail.com> - 2015-11-29 20:10 +0000
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? no.top.post@gmail.com - 2016-01-04 23:07 +0000
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-04 23:27 +0000
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2016-01-04 19:28 -0500
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-05 14:04 +0000
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2016-01-05 18:12 +0000
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2016-01-05 21:05 +0000
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? marrgol <marrgol@address.invalid> - 2015-11-28 02:22 +0100
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2015-11-30 15:59 +0000
Re: mc finds more than `find` finds? Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 12:52 +0000
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