From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 21 18:00:10 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24F2C16A4CE for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:00:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from www6.web2010.com (www6.web2010.com [216.157.5.254]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2148F43FD7 for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:00:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from MLandman@face2interface.com) Received: from delliver.face2interface.com (dialup-wash-129-203.thebiz.net [64.30.129.203] (may be forged)) by www6.web2010.com (8.12.10/8.9.0) with ESMTP id hAM1xwqK029164; Fri, 21 Nov 2003 20:59:59 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.0.20031121205837.05221fe8@pop.face2interface.com> X-Sender: face@pop.face2interface.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 21:00:00 -0500 To: Scott W From: Marty Landman In-Reply-To: <3FBEBEA8.7000805@mindcore.net> References: <6.0.0.22.0.20031121114154.08a0a190@pop.face2interface.com> <3FBEBEA8.7000805@mindcore.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: a good way to save a keystroke? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 02:00:10 -0000 At 08:40 PM 11/21/2003, Scott W wrote: >So yep, it's doing what you want, the way you wanted to...use something >similar fairly often myself, although note that the 'current' standard for >executing commands is now $(cmd), eg > >more $(which apachectl) I get FreeB more $(which apachectl) Illegal variable name. FreeB Maybe I should've mentioned I'm on 4.8, or is there another reason? Marty Landman Face 2 Interface Inc 845-679-9387 Sign On Required: Web membership software for your site Make a Website: http://face2interface.com/Home/Demo.shtml