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From:	drazen@vlsi.cs.caltech.edu (drazen)
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Subject: `{prog args} versus `(prog args)




          Happy New Year to everyone!

 Is there a "real" difference between
     ; x = `{prog args ...}      
and
     ; x = `(prog args ...)     

 The only difference in the text of the commands is
   braces versus parenthesis.
 Both conform to the syntax, and I cannot get them to produce 
   different results.
 Does anyone have any opinions when one is preferable to another?

  Drazen