[gentoo-user] Re: FIXED 3D

[Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@arcor.de>]

On 10/08/2009 11:02 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On Thursday 08 October 2009 21:27:57 Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
>> On 10/08/2009 10:19 PM, James Ausmus wrote:
>>> I've used it before - I can't remember what is was for, but I do
>>> remember using nested $() commands...
>>>
>>> Isn't ` being deprecated (by BASH at least) anyway?
>>
>> Hopefully not!  It's just two key presses to type "``". "$()" takes 4
>> (shift+4+9, command, shift+0).
>
> $() is more consistent with other syntax elements in bash, It's essentially
> the same thing as evaluating a variable and inserting it's value. The ``
> syntax is a wild anachronism from days long ago that is completely at odds
> with everything else in the shell. Well, you can say that about many things in
> bash, but that's not a good reason to not fix anything...
>
> IIRC correctly it's not really deprecated either - that implies the thing will
> go away some time. It's more "strongly advised not to use it"

I think you're confusing script usage vs interactive CLI usage.


>> What's easier than simply pressing one single key? :-/
>
> Ummm, not having to look for it and find it first before pressing it?

That's true for every key.  But I bet you learned how to do shift+4 to 
get an $, right?  Well, it's much easier to learn how to press ` to get 
an... ` ;)


> How about a keyboard that doesn't have it at all?

Don't know, I've never saw one.