View Single Post
  #9   (View Single Post)  
Old 24th September 2010
IdOp's Avatar
IdOp IdOp is offline
Too dumb for a smartphone
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: twisting on the daemon's fork(2)
Posts: 1,027
Default

I use both $() and `` but seem to be shifting more toward $().

Advantages of `` are that it's easier to type and easier on the eyes, so I don't mind it in a short line such as

% VAR=`command`

but the individual back-quotes tend to get easily lost in longer statements, so there I'll use $() as it's easier to spot.

But I also like consistency so maybe that's why the slide toward $() everywhere.
Reply With Quote