On 2019-07-15 19:37, Laszlo Ersek wrote: > > (Sorry if the reason was already given and I missed it:) > > Why is this an improvement? > > The docs at <https://man.openbsd.org/pwd.1> say: > > "pwd also exists as a built-in to ksh(1), which may have a different > default behavior". Is that the reason?
No, it's mainly as a (very minor) optimization: `pwd` runs the command (even as a built-in), whereas $PWD simply evaluates the value of the variable. Also, modern scripts as I understand it should generally use $(...) to run commands, instead of `...`. -- Rebecca Cran -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#43763): https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/43763 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32483820/21656 Group Owner: devel+ow...@edk2.groups.io Unsubscribe: https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/unsub [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
