Re: $(echo ': ;false') vs $(echo false)

[Tom Rodman]

Paul:

Your right - ":" ends up with arguments ";" and "false".
Appreciate the help!

thanks,

-Tom
In article <m3pueqdor6.fsf@multivac.cwru.edu>,
Paul Jarc <prj@po.cwru.edu> wrote:
>trodman@nyx.nyx.net (Tom Rodman) writes:
>> < not saying this is a bug..>
>> Why does this happen?:
>> 
>>       > 09:25:45 Fri Apr  6    ~
>>       > 1002 39 cmke787 rodmant > $(echo ': ; false') ; echo $?
>>       0
>>       > 09:30:32 Fri Apr  6    ~
>>       > 1003 39 cmke787 rodmant > $(echo false) ; echo $?
>>       1
>> 
>> How can I detect that "false" ran in the first example above?
>
>It didn't.  In the first example, you ran the command ":" (which
>always returns 0) with arguments ";" and "false" (which are ignored).
>$() isn't the same as eval.  "eval ': ; false'" will do what you want.
>
>
>paul