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Re: bash script problem ?

From	Rich <rich@example.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.os.linux.slackware, comp.os.linux.misc, alt.os.linux.debian
Subject	Re: bash script problem ?
Date	2016-03-16 17:43 +0000
Organization	My Linux Box
Message-ID	<ncc603$o0q$3@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References	<ncc31c$gle$1@dont-email.me>

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In alt.os.linux.slackware no.top.post@gmail.com wrote:
> In article <>, Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> wrote: 

> > 
> > rich@example.invalid [2016-03-10 15:22:57Z] wrote:
> > 
> > > Step 1, don't use the legacy sh backtick substitution syntax for
> > > this (because it cannot nest).  Use Bash's $() substitution
> > > instead (because it can nest).
> > 
> > I agree that $() is better but ``'s can nest:=20
> > 
> >     $ echo Year: `date \`echo +%Y\``
> >     Year: 2016
> > 
> That's spooky ! Who <associated> +%Y with "2016" ? Lets have some
> examples of nesting, without extra spooky-stuf.

Execute "man date" in a xterm - read the results - you will learn
something.

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Re: bash script problem ? no.top.post@gmail.com - 2016-03-16 16:53 +0000
  Re: bash script problem ? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-03-16 17:08 +0000
    Re: bash script problem ? Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 11:00 +0000
      Re: bash script problem ? Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2016-03-17 14:07 +0000
  Re: bash script problem ? "Helmut Hullen" <Helmut@Hullen.de> - 2016-03-16 18:14 +0100
  Re: bash script problem ? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-03-16 17:43 +0000

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