[new port] usage of shar command

[Dominic Fandrey]

On 21/07/2010 04:40, Joe wrote:
> Doug Barton wrote:
>> On Wed, 21 Jul 2010, Peter Jeremy wrote:
>>
>>> The major problems with backticks is that they tend to be inconspicuous
>>> (and easily confused with bits of dust or fly-droppings) and are often
>>> difficult to distinguish from quotes.
>>>
>>> Rather than write "`find port_dir` (note the backticks)", IMO, it is
>>> far easier to write $(find port_dir) - which is syntactically the
>>> same but visually more obvious.
>>
>> That's a fair point. Do you think that the text as it currently exists
>> is sufficiently clear, or do you think that it still needs the
>> modification you're suggesting? I'm happy to make the change (or
>> someone else can if they so desire) if that's what people thing is the
>> right way to go.
>>
>>
>> Doug
>>
> The text as its currently exists is a long way from being clear to a
> first timer. And I am talking about the new change that just went in.
> 
> "shar `find port_dir` (note the backticks)",
> 
> or
> 
> "shar $(find port_dir)"

This one doesn't work in (t)csh, the backticks do.

> both address the problem nicely.
> 
> By all means go and make the correction.

Object!


Regards

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