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Re: false --help vs. false --version
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Bob Proulx |
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Re: false --help vs. false --version |
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Wed, 2 Apr 2003 23:44:26 -0700 |
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Paul Jarc wrote:
> address@hidden (Bob Proulx) wrote:
> > Perhaps there is only 'true' and '! true' after all. :-)
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> Not even; ! isn't portable, according to the autoconf manual.
The classic Bourne shell does not support !. So if you wish to be
portable to the V7 shell then, well, you know what you need to do.
However, it is pretty easy to simulate ! with a script.
Bob
- false --help vs. false --version, Paul Jarc, 2003/04/02
- Re: false --help vs. false --version, Bob Proulx, 2003/04/02
- Re: false --help vs. false --version, Jim Meyering, 2003/04/02
- Re: false --help vs. false --version, Paul Eggert, 2003/04/02
- Re: false --help vs. false --version, Jim Meyering, 2003/04/03
- Re: false --help vs. false --version, Paul Jarc, 2003/04/03
- Re: false --help vs. false --version, Jim Meyering, 2003/04/03
- Re: false --help vs. false --version, Paul Jarc, 2003/04/03
- Re: false --help vs. false --version, Jim Meyering, 2003/04/03