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From: auspex!guy@uunet.uu.net (Guy Harris)
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Subject: Re: nested ifs' in csh dont work?
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Date: 2 Jun 90 18:17:38 GMT
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X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 9, Issue 196, message 4

>Due to the way that CSH parses if's, you must separate everything with
>spaces.

If you are ever tempted to write scripts in the C shell, note the
following comment at the end of the SunOS (and now System V Release 4)
"csh" man page, which applies to almost everybody's (if not everybody's)
"csh":

     Although robust enough for general use, adventures into  the
     esoteric  periphery  of  the  C  shell may reveal unexpected
     quirks.

Apparently, the periphery may be closer than you might think....