Re: SED question RESOLVED
Andrew Hately ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Back quotes can't be nested, while $( ) does the same job and can be nested Actually, you can nest backquotes as long as you \-escape them. $( ) is great, but if you're ever going to use a traditional Bourne shell, you won't be able to use it -- so make sure you understand the backquotes too. -- Greg Wooledge| Truth belongs to everybody. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Red Hot Chili Peppers, http://www.kellnet.com/wooledge/ | pgp6N3Q9rn0we.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: SED question RESOLVED
On Thu, Oct 21, 1999 at 09:53:26AM +0200, Andrew Hately wrote: What do you want in the variable? Multiple lines? Did you try set foo=$( grep florida roam.db | sed -e s/^.*\? //g ) Whats the greater context? Andrew I finally got it with export GREP_RESULT=`grep $LOCATION $HOME/roam.db | sed -e s/^.*\? //g` I had to use the back quotes`` thanx
Re: SED question RESOLVED
Ben Lutgens wrote: I had to use the back quotes`` Back quotes can't be nested, while $( ) does the same job and can be nested -- http://counter.li.org/cgi-bin/runscript/display-person.cgi?user=45690