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Date:      Thu, 31 May 2012 09:34:44 -0600
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        Lars Engels <lars.engels@0x20.net>
Cc:        freebsd-rc@FreeBSD.org, d@delphij.net
Subject:   Re: Script style: ` or $()?
Message-ID:  <9517E9EE-768A-47E9-B2B6-CDD52E0AE94B@bsdimp.com>
In-Reply-To: <20120531052006.GR39168@e-new.0x20.net>
References:  <4FC694C9.9040501@delphij.net> <20120531052006.GR39168@e-new.0x20.net>

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On May 30, 2012, at 11:20 PM, Lars Engels wrote:

> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 02:44:41PM -0700, Xin Li wrote:
>> Hi,
>>=20
>> Is there any rule of style for new code that ` or $() is preferred?
>>=20
>> Thanks in advance!
>=20
> I would always go for $(), because you can easily nest it.

My observation is that the project used to use the ` form in its early =
days, but as people discover $(), they have migrated to it in general.  =
The rc scripts, however, seem to prefer the ` form over the $( form 214 =
to 37.

Warner




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