Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 12:39:07 +0200 From: Stijn Hoop <stijn@win.tue.nl> To: Andrey Alekseyev <uitm@zenon.net> Cc: Pete French <pfrench@firstcallgroup.co.uk>, freebsd-stable-local@be-well.no-ip.com, stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: minor annoyances Message-ID: <20020821103907.GE83850@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> In-Reply-To: <200208211017.g7LAHHw26813@uitm.zenon.net> References: <E17hSKW-00008v-00@mailhost.firstcallgroup.co.uk> <200208211017.g7LAHHw26813@uitm.zenon.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Wed, Aug 21, 2002 at 02:17:17PM +0400, Andrey Alekseyev wrote: > At least it definitely will fail if aaa doesn't exist. > > (aaa &) && bb > > This won't execute bb unless aaa is runnable. Not on zsh: [stijn@pcwin002] <~> (aaa &) && echo yes zsh: command not found: aaa yes Nor on tcsh: > (aaa &) && echo yes yes aaa: Command not found. I'd say something is fishy with /bin/sh if it doesn't run the 'echo yes' part, but maybe the standards people can clarify this? --Stijn -- Remember, kids: "Q" is always followed by "U". You can learn more on the Internet in the Spelling FAQU. -- James "Kibo" Parry [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE9Y23LY3r/tLQmfWcRAi14AJkB+wfCRLf+6WzWH5n5QFJuCl8iBQCfTpAb nWgLGzM1D8lP82xIW/xIjlM= =zYpH -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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