ksh.1 states:
Note: $(command) expressions are currently parsed by finding the
matching
parenthesis, regardless of quoting. This should be fixed soon.
Seems like the "soon" mentioned here is already past.
$ echo $(echo "closing: )")
closing: )
$
Ok? Am I missing something?
natano
Index: ksh.1
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RCS file: /cvs/src/bin/ksh/ksh.1,v
retrieving revision 1.179
diff -u -p -r1.179 ksh.1
--- ksh.1 27 Apr 2016 12:46:23 -0000 1.179
+++ ksh.1 18 Aug 2016 07:56:10 -0000
@@ -1007,12 +1007,6 @@ has the same effect as
.Ic $(cat foo) ,
but it is carried out more efficiently because no process is started.
.Pp
-.Sy Note :
-.Pf $( Ar command )
-expressions are currently parsed by finding the matching parenthesis,
-regardless of quoting.
-This should be fixed soon.
-.Pp
Arithmetic substitutions are replaced by the value of the specified expression.
For example, the command
.Ic echo $((2+3*4))
