Rainer Peter Feller wrote:
> Not that I am the one to decide ...
> but what is easier to "read"
> sed s%"`which bash`"%"'echo '/tools/bin/bash'`"% -i /somescript.sh
> or
> sed s%"$(which bash)"%$(echo '/tools/bin/bash')"% -i /somescript.sh
>
> if you read a book?
Wow. I don't think either is very easy. :)
And I think your first example should be:
sed s%"`which bash`"%"`echo '/tools/bin/bash'`"% -i /somescript.sh
^
> you could also make a statement at the beginning of the book that this
> is for bash compatible shells only and that you can substitude any
> $(...) construct with `...`
Well almost any. As the discussion shows, there are some subtle
differences when the construct uses backslashes.
-- Bruce
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