On Feb 29 2008 15:26, Bob Proulx wrote: >> >> echo $[`date +%s` % 86400]; > >Note that the $[expression] syntax is deprecated and is scheduled for >removal from a future version of the shell. Please convert to using >the now standard $((expression)) syntax. > > echo $(( $(date +%s) % 86400 ));
$(()) is easily confusable with $(), I therefore ask $[] to be not removed, more like the reverse actually. _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
