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by ajsalminen 3781 days ago
Backticks aren't recommended even in POSIX anymore, $() is the newer, preferred alternative.
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0942v8653 3781 days ago
Huh? Does sh have "$()"? I thought we had to use backticks for POSIX-only environments.
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cmrx64 3781 days ago
Yes, POSIX sh has $(): 2.6.3 Command Substitution (http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/utilities/xcu...)
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