On 10/20/05, Nate Wiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > $1 is a prime example. $0 means the program name (all scopes). $1 is the > first match. It's been that way for a very, very, very long time, and > it works just great. There is no *compelling* reason to change this, > other than to satisfy a few people that think it "should be different".
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