Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 18:31:10 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: gh <grasshacker@linkfast.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: backticks, quotes, and doublequotes--- Message-ID: <20000407183110.B238@parish> In-Reply-To: <004d01bfa046$aab66be0$fc69a0d0@linkfast.net.linkfast.net>; from grasshacker@linkfast.net on Thu, Apr 06, 2000 at 11:06:24PM -0500 References: <004d01bfa046$aab66be0$fc69a0d0@linkfast.net.linkfast.net>
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On Thu, Apr 06, 2000 at 11:06:24PM -0500, gh wrote:
> Can someone explain to me why some people use backticks and double backticks
> in, say, e-mail instead of using single quotes and double quotes?
>
Well, I for one use them to show text that should be typed verbatim
(at the command prompt), for instance ``ls -l | grep foobar''. Don't
ask me the origins of it, I use it because that's what it
appeared to be for so I just copied everyone else. Bah, bah :)
> Thanks.
>
> Issue has been intriguing, but has not led anywhere.
>
> Dan
> gh
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