> Also note that > > $(ekiga | head -2 | tail -1) > > is a more portable equivalent. $() is the same as `` but unlike `` can > be nested, and has less quoting issues. You can enclose it in > double quotes, for example since it behaves like a variable expansion. >
That also does not work on Debian-derived Ubuntu, so I do not know how portable that is! But thanks for the tip, I certainly did learn something and that's most important. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
