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der.hans wrote:
> Am 11. Dec, 2007 schwätzte Patrick Fleming, EA so:
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>> BACKUPDIRNAME=`date +Y%m%d%` #these are backtics -
>
> Use $( ) format for bash and ksh scripts :).
>
> BACKUPDIRNAME=$( date +Y%m%d% )
I've heard this a couple times now, b
Am 11. Dec, 2007 schwätzte Matrix Mole so:
der.hans wrote:
Am 11. Dec, 2007 schwätzte Patrick Fleming, EA so:
BACKUPDIRNAME=`date +Y%m%d%` #these are backtics -
Use $( ) format for bash and ksh scripts :).
BACKUPDIRNAME=$( date +Y%m%d% )
I've heard this a couple times now, but never had
> > I've heard this a couple times now, but never had anyone explain why the
> > $( ) format is preferred over the back quote in bash scripts. I have
> > begun to try remembering to use the $( ) format in my scripts now, but I
> > still find myself using back quotes quite often. So why is back quot
