Am 6. November 2017 19:04:41 MEZ schrieb sebb <[email protected]>: >The $() syntax is newer than the command files. >i.e. it was not available when they were written.
That's probably true. To be more specific: I would like to know, whether it is safe to change it. Do you know of any system, that has a default shell, that is not able to process $(..)? Regards, Felix > >On 4 November 2017 at 22:58, Philippe Mouawad ><[email protected]> wrote: >> No idea why it’s like this >> >> On Saturday, November 4, 2017, Felix Schumacher < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> we have both forms of execution commands in our shell scripts. >>> >>> $(...) is the more modern form and should be preferred over `...` as >>> explained on https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck/wiki/SC2006 >>> >>> Does anyone know, if there is a reason for using the old form `...` >in >>> our scripts? >>> >>> Regards, >>> Felix >>> >> >> >> -- >> Cordialement. >> Philippe Mouawad.
