/bin/sh feature? --- more lossage

Bruce Nemnich bruce at godot.UUCP
Sat Jul 14 15:11:12 AEST 1984


Funny you should mention this, since I got bit by a related feature just
today when trying to unpack a shar with /bin/sh:

	echo >foo <<eof
	line 1
	line 2 `hi`
	line 3
	eof

Yes, the backquote in inline input redirecton is active; it will try to
execute the hi command and lose.  Sigh.

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