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Re: AS_EXIT


From: Tom Tromey
Subject: Re: AS_EXIT
Date: 02 Nov 2000 14:02:05 -0700

Akim> But it's a wide belief that there are shells where `true' is not
Akim> a builtin, hence the preference for `:'.  I have no evidence
Akim> this is true.

Akim> I believe it's more a matter of tradition.

":" is just cooler.
For instance ":" let me write a smiley in actual working code (in
automake).  Can't do that with "true"!

Tom



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