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From: boyd@prl.dec.com (Boyd Roberts)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: Is my shell broken or what?
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Date: 7 Jun 91 14:08:28 GMT
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In article <1991Jun7.115837.8545@mp.cs.niu.edu>, rickert@mp.cs.niu.edu (Neil Rickert) writes:
> rickert 2> echo ${test2}
> Variable syntax.

Don't you just hate it when the syntax is `variable' :-)

Avoid C shell, use `rc':

    ; '{([<*>])}2' = stuff
    ; echo $'{([<*>])}2'
    stuff
    ;

Variable names?  No problem.


Boyd Roberts			boyd@prl.dec.com

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