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From: griffin@frith.egr.msu.edu (Danny Griffin)
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Date: 7 Jun 91 19:01:09 GMT
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peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes:

>No, not with every UNIX. It is dependant on the shell you use on this
>UNIX. As far as I remember it was only one shell which needed this
>backslash stupidity, but don't ask me for the name, don't remember it.

Well, both csh and tcsh require it on this Sun 4.0.1.

-- 
Dan Griffin
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