what's the use of "{ list }" in /bin/sh?
Mike Khaw
mkhaw at teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA
Mon Jul 4 18:13:34 AEST 1988
"man sh" (on ultrix) says:
{ list }
The list is simply executed
Under what circumstances is this useful (i.e., why whould one want to
put braces around a list of commands)?
Thanks,
Mike Khaw
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