Boyd, Todd M. wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ashley Sheridan [mailto:a...@ashleysheridan.co.uk] >> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 2:07 PM >> To: PJ >> Cc: Daniel Brown; Per Jessen; php-general@lists.php.net >> Subject: Re: [PHP] whoami explanation >> >> On Tue, 2009-03-03 at 11:16 -0500, PJ wrote: >> >>> Daniel Brown wrote: >>> >>>> On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:57, PJ <af.gour...@videotron.ca> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> forgot to add: >>>>> What's the difference between back ticks or quotes and regular >>>>> >> single >> >>>>> quotes? >>>>> How does one enter back quotes from the keyboard? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Welcome to the Internet! >>>> >>>> The first place you should look when you have a question is on >>>> Google. The first result that comes up for "backtick operator" is >>>> >> the >> >>>> PHP manual itself: >>>> >>>> http://php.net/language.operators.execution >>>> >>>> If you don't know where a key is on your keyboard, please look >>>> >> down. >> >>>> >>> I don't think it's necessary to be sarcastic... >>> Hate to disappoint you, but on my computer (FreeBSD 7.0) on Firefox >>> Google does not go directly to the php manual... it goes to some >>> >> nitwit >> >>> site thinkexist.com >>> So, this list is a much better source of information that waddling >>> through the crap that's thrown at you on G. >>> And I find that Googie is getting pretty garbagy even if there is >>> nothing better around ;-) >>> As for the keyboard, this is the first time I have ever, ever needed >>> >> the >> >>> back quote key although I have occasionally needed the ~ key for >>> >> Windows >> >>> stuff. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Phil Jourdan --- p...@ptahhotep.com >>> http://www.ptahhotep.com >>> http://www.chiccantine.com >>> >>> >>> >> You tinker on Unix and you only ever use ~ for Windows?! >> > > I realize this thread is old and dead and buried, but I have to get my > licks in on the new guy, too... but Ash beat me to it. I was going to > talk about how "~" was an alias for the current user context's home > directory in any POSIX system I've ever used. :) > > Welcome aboard, PJ. > Gee, thanks. So, when was I supposed to have used this alias? Hell, I can live with my ignorance. What's a POSIX system and why is it a POSIX - a language, I think I heard....
But I'm sorry I missed the fun earlier about the American foibles... unfortunately that should go on some other list and I wish I knew which one - one that had some smarts to it (like this one) and I'd like to really hear what people think about "us" and what's really going on in the world... oooooooh, well.... -- Phil Jourdan --- p...@ptahhotep.com http://www.ptahhotep.com http://www.chiccantine.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
