> On 01/04/2011 01:54 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: >>> Just for grins, how about trying: >>> >>> /bin/sh -c 'v=`exec 2>/dev/null;nonesuch`' >>> >>> I think it works for me on a Sun box: > > It also works on FreeBSD. > >> Good idea. Avoiding an unnecessary sub-shell is always welcome. >> I'll wait for your "ok". > > Looks good to me. We've already got one sub-shell (the ``), so avoiding > the second (the ()) is indeed nicer, and here the exec trick works > precisely because it only affects the `` subshell.
Done and pushed. Thanks.
