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From: Decklin Foster <decklin@red-bean.com>
To: Matt <matt@proweb.co.uk>
Cc: rc@hawkwind.utcs.toronto.edu
Subject: Re: unix RC shell bug
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 01:18:59 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010903011859.A10088@decklin.2y.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7126271516.20010901051116@proweb.co.uk>

Matt writes:

> ; echo $"t
> syntax error

It's $^t -- See the INCOMPATIBILITES section in the man page. I am
unsure of the reasons for this, but the ChangeLog notes:

1999-01-05

  Documentation: the Bell Labs rc now has the list flattening operator,
  but spelt $"foo.

-- 
things change.
decklin@red-bean.com


  parent reply	other threads:[~2001-09-03  6:31 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <E15cuG8-000P4t-0Y@anchor-post-34.mail.demon.net>
2001-09-01  5:11 ` Matt
2001-09-03  6:14   ` Callum Gibson
2001-09-03  6:18   ` Decklin Foster [this message]
2001-09-03  7:23 Byron Rakitzis
2001-09-03  8:19 Smarasderagd

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