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From: jim@ism780b.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: /bin/sh feature? - (nf)
Message-ID: <15@ism780b.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 1-Aug-84 00:41:21 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug  1 00:41:21 1984
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ism780b!jim    Jul 13 20:08:00 1984

> Your mv commands are trying to use non-existant variables such as:
> "$XXXX.XXXX.XXX". What you need is "${XXXX}/XXXX.XXX".  The
> brackets allow substitution of your variable with the rest of the
> path name appended.

Well, there had to be someone who didn't know the right answer,
so they had to give the wrong answer.  So much for wizardry.
Please, people, don't give answers unless you *know* they are
right, or at least indicate that you aren't sure.  And, if you
aren't positive, *try it out first*.  The number one qualification
for a true wizard is that s/he has tested her/his spells.

-- Jim Balter, INTERACTIVE Systems (ima!jim)