On Sat, Aug 19, 2017, at 09:59, Mark Volkmann wrote: > Removing the parens causes it to output "at line number status > current-line-number". > > On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 8:23 AM, Greg Reagle <greg.rea...@umbc.edu> wrote: >> On Sat, Aug 19, 2017, at 08:37, Mark Volkmann wrote: >> > I'm doing this inside a function: >> > echo at line number (status current-line-number) >> > But no matter where I put this in my function, it always outputs 2. >> > Am I using it incorrectly? >> >> Take it out of the parentheses.
Your interpretation of my advice is too literal. Think. status is a command, use it like a command, but it apparently does not play well with command substitution. echo you are at line number status current-line-number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Fish-users mailing list Fish-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fish-users
