On 30 Apr 2006, at 18:44, Brendan Kehoe wrote:
>>> Thanks Brian - I did wonder if it were I18n related, but 'man bash'
>> searched for $" only produced this:
>>>> extquote
>> If set, $'string' and $"string" quoting is performed within $
>> {parameter}
>> expansions enclosed in double quotes. This option is
>> enabled by default.
>>>> I hate incomplete man pages.
>> It looks like the latest release, bash 3.1, has been updated:
Yes - the page Brian quoted was from a 3.1 Beta doc. I also hate man
pages which aren't updated in sync with the software. I like having
the freedom to read the source - I don't particularly like HAVING to
read the source to use the program.
> A double‐quoted string preceded by a dollar sign ($) will
> cause the
> string to be translated according to the current locale. If
> the cur‐
> rent locale is C or POSIX, the dollar sign is ignored. If the
> string
> is translated and replaced, the replacement is double‐quoted.
Interesting C & P there Brendan.
Niall
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