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Re: [PATCH] Use backticks instead of $(command) to maintain /bin/sh compatibility

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HAH. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Date
May 9, 2005, 14:47 UTC
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Thomas Glanzmann wrote:
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> Hello Coworker,
> 
> 
>>huh? which broken shell does not understand $()?
> 
> 
> /bin/sh under Solaris 9 for example. That is where I hit it initial.
> 
Shoot Sun.
$(...) is in POSIX and has been for oh, what, 15 years now?
	-hpa
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  2. Junio C HamanoMay 7, 2005
  3. Use backticks instead of $(command) to maintain /bin/sh compatibilityThomas Glanzmann, May 7, 2005
  4. bert hubertMay 7, 2005
  5. Thomas GlanzmannMay 7, 2005
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 7, 2005
  7. Thomas GlanzmannMay 7, 2005
  8. Martin WaitzMay 7, 2005
  9. Morten WelinderMay 7, 2005
  10. Thomas GlanzmannMay 7, 2005
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