On Mon, 6 May 2019 at 23:53, Erik Christiansen <dva...@internode.on.net> wrote: > On 06.05.19 09:03, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > On Sat, May 04, 2019 at 01:48:01PM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > > Quoting Erik Christiansen (2019-05-04 08:43:53)
> > > > pmount $1 `e2label $1` > > and is using the ancient deprecated command substitution syntax (which > > will work in this case, but is not a good habit). > That does appear to remain opinion. The venerably traditional syntax is > still fully legal supported bash syntax, e.g.: > > http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/utilities/xcu_chap02.html#tag_02_06_03 > > The recent (late last century, IIRC) introduction of the $(...) > alternative syntax has admittedly brought newer *nix users who know > nothing else, and so delude themselves that there is nothing else. That > is a misapprehension. To each, his own, especially amongst adequately > equivalent alternatives. Hi Erik Maybe you would enjoy answering this question then? https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-bash/2019-05/msg00000.html Because apparently no-one else has, hehe :D
