Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: i686 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-pc-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -O2 -march=pentium-m -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe uname output: Linux n22 2.6.25-gentoo-r7 #6 Thu Jul 24 21:39:48 CEST 2008 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1700MHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 3.2 Patch Level: 33 Release Status: release Description: I'm wondering why in the example (see below) the right side is prefixed with a '\' wheras the left side is unchanged. Repeat-By: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ echo "1 2 3 4" | while read a b c d; do [[ "$a" = "$b" || "$a" = "$c" || "$a" = "$d" ]] && echo oops; done + read a b c d + echo '1 2 3 4' + [[ 1 = \2 ]] + [[ 1 = \3 ]] + [[ 1 = \4 ]] + read a b c d ++ echo -ne '\033]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~\007' -- MfG/Sincerely Toralf Förster pgp finger print: 7B1A 07F4 EC82 0F90 D4C2 8936 872A E508 7DB6 9DA3
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