[PATCH 005/14] git-commit.sh: use the $( ... ) construct for command substitution

From: Elia Pinto <gitter.spiros@gmail.com>
Date: Apr 16, 2014, 17:29 UTC
Message-ID: <1397669398-25410-5-git-send-email-gitter.spiros@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <1397669398-25410-1-git-send-email-gitter.spiros@gmail.com>

The Git CodingGuidelines prefer the $(...) construct for command substitution instead of using the backquotes `...`.

The backquoted form is the traditional method for command substitution, and is supported by POSIX. However, all but the simplest uses become complicated quickly. In particular, embedded command substitutions and/or the use of double quotes require careful escaping with the backslash character.

The patch was generated by:

for _f in $(find . -name "*.sh")
do
   sed -i 's@`\(.*\)`@$(\1)@g' ${_f}
done

and then carefully proof-read.

Signed-off-by: Elia Pinto <gitter.spiros@gmail.com>
---
 contrib/examples/git-commit.sh |   10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/examples/git-commit.sh b/contrib/examples/git-commit.sh
index 4aab1a6..5cafe2e 100755
--- a/contrib/examples/git-commit.sh
+++ b/contrib/examples/git-commit.sh
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ signoff=
 force_author=
 only_include_assumed=
 untracked_files=
-templatefile="`git config commit.template`"
+templatefile="$(git config commit.template)"
 while test $# != 0
 do
 	case "$1" in
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ t,)
 		TMP_INDEX="$GIT_DIR/tmp-index$$"
 		W=
 		test -z "$initial_commit" && W=--with-tree=HEAD
-		commit_only=`git ls-files --error-unmatch $W -- "$@"` || exit
+		commit_only=$(git ls-files --error-unmatch $W -- "$@") || exit
 
 		# Build a temporary index and update the real index
 		# the same way.
@@ -475,8 +475,8 @@ then
 fi
 if test '' != "$force_author"
 then
-	GIT_AUTHOR_NAME=`expr "z$force_author" : 'z\(.*[^ ]\) *<.*'` &&
-	GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL=`expr "z$force_author" : '.*\(<.*\)'` &&
+	GIT_AUTHOR_NAME=$(expr "z$force_author" : 'z\(.*[^ ]\) *<.*') &&
+	GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL=$(expr "z$force_author" : '.*\(<.*\)') &&
 	test '' != "$GIT_AUTHOR_NAME" &&
 	test '' != "$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL" ||
 	die "malformed --author parameter"
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ then
 	rloga='commit'
 	if [ -f "$GIT_DIR/MERGE_HEAD" ]; then
 		rloga='commit (merge)'
-		PARENTS="-p HEAD "`sed -e 's/^/-p /' "$GIT_DIR/MERGE_HEAD"`
+		PARENTS="-p HEAD "$(sed -e 's/^/-p /' "$GIT_DIR/MERGE_HEAD")
 	elif test -n "$amend"; then
 		rloga='commit (amend)'
 		PARENTS=$(git cat-file commit HEAD |

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1.7.10.4