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From: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: ash vs ksh (Re: Bloody active rerouters. I give up. Message for koren.)
Message-ID: <4587@sugar.hackercorp.com>
Date: 22 Nov 89 12:52:03 GMT
References: <4573@sugar.hackercorp.com> <4926@cbnewsc.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva)
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I complained about using $(cmd) rather than `cmd`.

In article <4926@cbnewsc.ATT.COM> sft@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (scott.thompson,ihp,) writes:
> Both are real unix!  $(prog) is valid ksh syntax!

I don't think so:

/usr/peter/News/232 $ echo $(echo hi)
ksh: syntax error: `(' unexpected
-- 
Peter "Have you hugged your wolf today" da Silva <peter@sugar.hackercorp.com>
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