On 10/8/07, Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another tip about shell quoting: Prefer $( ... ) to `...`. Both > run a command and capture the output as an argument, but $( ... ) > nests automatically, while `...` can create nested quoting nightmares.
Some editors will hightlight/find the (...) where they won't find `...` pairs as easily. Make sure you start your script with #!/bin/bash or #!/bin/ksh. $(...) does not exist in Bourne shell so you shouldn't expect #!/bin/sh to have it. On a similar note, why would you use [[...]] instead of [...] ?
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