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On 10/08/2009 11:02 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> On Thursday 08 October 2009 21:27:57 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: |
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>> On 10/08/2009 10:19 PM, James Ausmus wrote: |
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>>> I've used it before - I can't remember what is was for, but I do |
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>>> remember using nested $() commands... |
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>>> Isn't ` being deprecated (by BASH at least) anyway? |
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>> Hopefully not! It's just two key presses to type "``". "$()" takes 4 |
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>> (shift+4+9, command, shift+0). |
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> $() is more consistent with other syntax elements in bash, It's essentially |
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> the same thing as evaluating a variable and inserting it's value. The `` |
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> syntax is a wild anachronism from days long ago that is completely at odds |
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> with everything else in the shell. Well, you can say that about many things in |
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> bash, but that's not a good reason to not fix anything... |
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> IIRC correctly it's not really deprecated either - that implies the thing will |
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> go away some time. It's more "strongly advised not to use it" |
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I think you're confusing script usage vs interactive CLI usage. |
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>> What's easier than simply pressing one single key? :-/ |
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> Ummm, not having to look for it and find it first before pressing it? |
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That's true for every key. But I bet you learned how to do shift+4 to |
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get an $, right? Well, it's much easier to learn how to press ` to get |
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an... ` ;) |
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> How about a keyboard that doesn't have it at all? |
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Don't know, I've never saw one. |
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