Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] I can RTFM, but can I understand it: re elog messages
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:03:56
Message-Id: 20100820090346.693f35c1@zaphod.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] I can RTFM, but can I understand it: re elog messages by Peter Humphrey
1 On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:38:10 +0100, Peter Humphrey wrote:
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3 > No, it isn't. You may be being confused by the unnecessary inclusion of
4 > brackets (parentheses if you're American);
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6 If you're British too:
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8 Defined usage:
9 () parentheses
10 [] brackets
11 {} braces
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13 General usage:
14 () brackets
15 [] square brackets
16 {} curly brackets
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18 I'll let you decide which is the more intuitive usage.
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21 --
22 Neil Bothwick
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24 Half of being smart is knowing what you're dumb at.

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Re: [gentoo-user] I can RTFM, but can I understand it: re elog messages Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] I can RTFM, but can I understand it: re elog messages Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××××.org>