Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 13:22:58 +0200 From: Wolfram Schneider <wosch@cs.tu-berlin.de> To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Quotes around variable values in /etc/sysconfig Message-ID: <199608221122.NAA00738@campa.panke.de> In-Reply-To: <199608211634.CAA11665@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> References: <199608211634.CAA11665@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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Michael Smith writes: > I missed Bruce's comment about quotes surrounding values in >sh config files like /etc/sysconfig - my question is basically >whether there is any reason (other than elegance) why all values could >not legitimately be quoted. 0) elegance 1) tradition 2) laziness [Bruce Evans, in an other mail] Quotes should be added as necessary. You always have to think about them because quoting may be required for metacharacters in the args. > Note that I'm not suggesting that this should be done for the >FreeBSD point of view; I'm just working on some tools to manage these >sort of files, and unconditionally quoting everything is easier 8) I remember a FAQ about unix shell(s). Wolfram
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