On Fri, July 28, 2006 10:41, Byron Clark wrote:
> On 7/28/06, Ryan Simpkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Fri, July 28, 2006 10:23, Byron Clark wrote:
>> > On 7/28/06, Charles Curley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >> * One can nest $(), but not back ticks.
>> >
>> > I dislike back ticks as much as the next guy, but this (contrived)
>> > nested back tick command works in bash:
>> >
>> > echo `ls \`echo \\\`ls | grep elisp\\\`\``
>> >
>>
>> So which one makes more sense:
>>
>> echo `ls \`echo \\\`ls | grep elisp\\\`\``
>> Or
>> echo ${ls ${echo ${ls | grep elisp}}}
>
> I think you meant to use () instead of {}, otherwise your second
> example (and the rest of the message) doesn't make sense.
>
> I think using $() instead of back ticks is always more clear. I was
> just showing that you _can_ nest back ticks.
>
What was that about fonts at ` vs. '. Because I've got a great font for you that
can't seem to show much difference between ( and { unless I use a telescope. :)
-Ryan
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