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From: paul@sequoia.cray.com (Paul Dow (CRI-UK))
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: csh pleasures
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Date: 7 Feb 91 19:59:20 GMT
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Reply-To: paul@sequoia.cray.com (Paul Dow (CRI-UK))
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|> Anybody care defending?
|> 
|> 	#!/bin/csh -f
|> 	set a=0
|> 	set b=1
|> 	if($a) then
|> 		if($b) then
|> 			echo one
|> 		else
|> 			echo two
|> 		endif
|> 	else
|> 		echo three
|> 	endif
|> 


I'd like to know the background to this myself.  Over the years, slight differences between shells have caused me many headaches.

The above script will work "as expected" if a space is inserted between the
i and the "("s.  Some versions of csh will gripe if no space is provided.

Paul Dow.