On Saturday 15 April 2006 19:55, Herculano Einloft wrote: > $ if $(echo string >/dev/null); then echo true; fi > true > > This should be a syntax error, since > > $ if; then echo true; fi > bash: syntax error near unexpected token `;'
the first command statement is more like: if :; then echo true; fi -mike _______________________________________________ Bug-bash mailing list Bug-bash@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-bash
