On 07/16/19 04:13, Rebecca Cran wrote: > 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 `...`. > >
Makes sense, thanks. For this patch: Reviewed-by: Laszlo Ersek <ler...@redhat.com> Laszlo -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#43779): https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/43779 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] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
