Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ncoast.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!drutx!houxe!hogpc!houti!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!hpda!fortune!amd!decwrl!decvax!cwruecmp!atvax!ncoast!bsafw From: bsafw@ncoast.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: /bin/sh feature? --- more lossage Message-ID: <181@ncoast.UUCP> Date: Tue, 31-Jul-84 00:35:57 EDT Article-I.D.: ncoast.181 Posted: Tue Jul 31 00:35:57 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 22-Jul-84 03:14:47 EDT References: <7@ism780b.UUCP> <150@godot.UUCP> Organization: North Coast XENIX, Cleveland Lines: 11 The manual for /bin/sh states (on our system, at least) that $ and ` are BOTH active in here documents UNLESS the EOF string is quoted. The shar maker script I wrote on our system uses this to its advantage. BTW, I have made good use of both $ and ` in here documents -- it's far from a useless kludge. -- Brandon Allbery: decvax!cwruecmp{!atvax}!bsafw 6504 Chestnut Road, Independence, OH 44131 Witness, n. To watch and learn, joyously.