Re: mdate-sh

[Paul Eggert]

> Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 02:22:35 +0100
> From: Andreas Buening <address@hidden>
> 
> What do you think about the following?

Have you tested it on GNU/Linux?

> +# Get the extended ls output of the file or directory.
> +set - x`$ls_command $1`

$1 should be quoted here, e.g., "$1".  Admittedly this bug is in the
original.

> +# Remove all preceeding arguments
> +$command

I don't think this will work.  Perhaps you meant

eval "$command"

instead?  Also, "preceding" is misspelled.