Re: [Akim Demaille <address@hidden>] Re: Shell crash on SunOS 4.1.3

[Harlan Stenn]

Akim,

Here they are.

Harlan
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> Can you try these please?  I'd like to know if the problem is with the
> assign or the substitution, etc.
> 
$ at_dir=`(cd /foo && pwd) 2>/dev/null`
$ echo at_dir=$at_dir
at_dir=
$ at_dir=`(cd /foo && pwd)` 2>/dev/null
/foo: bad directory
$ echo at_dir=$at_dir
at_dir=
$ echo `(cd /foo && pwd) 2>/dev/null`

$ echo `(cd /foo && pwd)` 2>/dev/null
/foo: bad directory

$ at_dir=`echo foo 2>/dev/null`
$ echo at_dir=$at_dir
at_dir=foo
$ at_dir=`echo foo` 2>/dev/null
$ echo at_dir=$at_dir
at_dir=foo
$ echo `echo foo 2>/dev/null`
foo
$ echo `echo foo` 2>/dev/null
foo
$