Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com> writes: >> see why `` is obsolete, and you should be using $()? Among other > reasons, \ inside `` has weird rules. > Wow, when did this happen? I've been using `` for years, and never heard of $(). What version did this change? I think I need to go back and re-read some documentation! Dave -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple