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- From: space@ncc1701.stgt.sub.org (Lars Soltau)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
- Subject: Re: Bourne Shell Programming Considered Harmful
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- Date: 06 Nov 92 08:17:55 GMT
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- References: <Bx4Myp.Czr@unix.amherst.edu> <1992Nov4.194832.14272@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu>
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- In-reply-to: dave@cs.arizona.edu's message of 4 Nov 92 19:48:32 GMT
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- >>>>> On 4 Nov 92 19:48:32 GMT, dave@cs.arizona.edu (Dave Schaumann) said:
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- > In article <Bx4Myp.Czr@unix.amherst.edu>, twpierce@unix (Tim Pierce) writes:
- >>The command syntax really sucks, man.
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- > Are we talking about /bin/sh here? Yah, the syntax of that is pretty
- > bizzare. What's worse, the man page (at least here) is really awful.
- > Recently, I wanted to add a "case" to my .xsession file. I could /not/
- > figure out the syntax from the man page. I finally gave up and asked.
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- > Is bash any better?
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- Bash has a "help" command for all builtins.
- "help case" will tell you the correct syntax.
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