Re: how does escaping in "`...`" work?

[Matthew Woehlke]

Bob Proulx wrote:
> Matthew Woehlke wrote:
> > How should bash interpret escapes in constructs like "`...`"?
>
> The quoting rules for backticks are complex enough that the entire
> construct has long been replaced with a completely different one.  I
> strongly suggest that instead of struggling to get the backtick syntax
> quoted satisfactorily that you use $(...) instead.  The rules there
> are much more reasonable.

True, but... not really relevant. The original question deals with how 
kate should highlight this, ergo we need to know if the current behavior 
is intended. Using a syntax that doesn't confuse kate is a workaround, 
not a fix. (Also, if you'd read the bug report, you'd see I already 
suggested a work-around.)

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