From: Phil Sutter
> Sent: 18 August 2017 12:24
...
> > > -if [ `ip link ls $dev | grep -c MULTICAST` -ge 1 ]; then
> > > +if [ "`ip link ls $dev | grep -c MULTICAST`" -ge 1 ]; then
> >
> > You could drag all these scripts into the 1990's by using $(...)
> > instead of `...`.
>
> That's a different kettle of fish IMO, using $() doesn't change the
> situation this addresses:
>
> | $ [ $(echo foo bar) -eq 0 ] && echo ok
> | bash: [: too many arguments
> | $ [ "$(echo foo bar)" -eq 0 ] && echo ok
> | bash: [: foo bar: integer expression expected
I didn't say it would.
IFS=
set -o noglob
would though - not that I'd suggest it here.
protecting the 'eval' is somewhat harder.
David
