That works the finest 'cept I'm trying to put cmd2's
output into a variable, something like:
cmd1 && ((var=$(cmd2))&)
or equiv.,
cmd1 && ((var=`cmd2`)&)
No combination of brackets seem to work. Anybody
got any idea if something like this is possible
or another solution!?
-Ross
> this might work, but it is untested:
>> cmd1 && ( cmd2 & )
>> kevin
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