Comments on: Ehh, What The Hell http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/04/10/ehh-what-the-hell/ Enhancing your Ubuntu experience! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:29:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mlissner http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/04/10/ehh-what-the-hell/#comment-4220 mlissner Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:10:24 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=615#comment-4220 A more important thing to note is you can nest $(). You cannot nest back ticks. A more important thing to note is you can nest $(). You cannot nest back ticks.

]]> By: Scott Paul Robertson http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/04/10/ehh-what-the-hell/#comment-4214 Scott Paul Robertson Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:37:09 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=615#comment-4214 So I agree with using $() on principle, but as far as I can tell it doesn't actually work in this command. So I agree with using $() on principle, but as far as I can tell it doesn’t actually work in this command.

]]> By: Leonardo http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/04/10/ehh-what-the-hell/#comment-4209 Leonardo Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:00:48 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=615#comment-4209 Personally, I have no problem telling the character apart, and since I usually edit scripts in Vim, the syntax highlighting finishes making it a non-problem. In fact, given I think $() clutters things up even more. But that's just me. We seem to dissent, but at least we would agree that readability is an important quest :) Personally, I have no problem telling the character apart, and since I usually edit scripts in Vim, the syntax highlighting finishes making it a non-problem.

In fact, given I think $() clutters things up even more.
But that’s just me. We seem to dissent, but at least we would agree that readability is an important quest :)

]]> By: Christer Edwards http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/04/10/ehh-what-the-hell/#comment-4202 Christer Edwards Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:55:15 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=615#comment-4202 @Tormod - I'm familiar with awk using single-quotes as part of its normal operation, but the shell history code that I copy-pasted from the previous sites was using back-ticks, which I replaced with $(). The reason I actually did it was that a copy-paste from the blog didn't work as the back-ticks were improperly translated between blog and shell. @Tormod – I’m familiar with awk using single-quotes as part of its normal operation, but the shell history code that I copy-pasted from the previous sites was using back-ticks, which I replaced with $().

The reason I actually did it was that a copy-paste from the blog didn’t work as the back-ticks were improperly translated between blog and shell.

]]> By: Tormod http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/04/10/ehh-what-the-hell/#comment-4201 Tormod Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:06:26 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=615#comment-4201 Erm... you got that all wrong. $() is equivalent to a pair of backticks (`). awk scripts are often enclosed in single quotes (') to keep the shell from substituting for instance the $'s used in the awk syntax. Erm… you got that all wrong. $() is equivalent to a pair of backticks (`). awk scripts are often enclosed in single quotes (‘) to keep the shell from substituting for instance the $’s used in the awk syntax.

]]> By: Wolfger http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/04/10/ehh-what-the-hell/#comment-4200 Wolfger Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:59:04 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=615#comment-4200 Actually, I'm having no problem telling what that is. You need a better font. :-) Actually, I’m having no problem telling what that is. You need a better font. :-)

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