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Old 01-03-2008, 01:27 AM   #1
muazfarooqaslam
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What is use of backtick ` character in scripting

Hi,

Can somebody please share the use of backtick character ` in shell scripting? I have seen this character being used widely in shell scripting but i dont know its main purpose.
 
Old 01-03-2008, 01:47 AM   #2
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`command` is the same as $(command)
bash executes command and substitues the output for the expression.
Try this

ls -l `which xterm`
ls -l $(which xterm)
 
  


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