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Re: Re: Newbie - shell program problem

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Subject: Re: Re: Newbie - shell program problem
From: Raja Subramanian <rsubr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 09:48:23 +1100
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Binand Raj S. wrote (binand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx):

> 
> > It seems that shell programmers know little about coding style...
> > What you are probably thinking now is correct, "the shell is stupid!". True,
> > the shell merely does string manipulation and is quirky and you will have to
> > live with it. Unfortunately so.
> 
> We can have a long flame war about this, but LIH is better off without it.
> I would suggest bash2(1) for background reading.
> 

My appologies... that was asking for trouble :)

- Raja Supe

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- Re: Newbie - shell program problem
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- Re: Re: Newbie - shell program problem
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