Hi Steve, On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 09:32:55AM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote: > This is more a unix shell script question than anything but I'm > curious; why the recent changes as denoted in the git update below and > this subject line: > use $() instead of backticks in talkwith > I may not be super current on shell script behavior and trends byt why > is $(command) better than `command`? I've alwys used the tic marks > because I've seen that most often used. No better reason than that > but I figured I can change my approach if this other deal is better or > more appropriate. There is some information on this at the following URL: http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_03_04.html Here are some more examples of the issues with backticks. http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/082 In a nutshell, it appears to be safer to use $(command). William
