bash-2.05b

[rick alex]

To whom it may concern,
 My system specifications are as follows:

operating system version number:   Slackware 9 / Redhat 9
                                 hardware:  Intel Pentium 4, 512MB memory, 
1.6 GHZ cpu
                    $BASH_VERSION:   bash-2.05b.0( 1 )-release

When using command substitution outside of the current directory I get an 
error "No such file or directory".
    example:
                     for i in $( ls /etc/rc.d ) ; do cat $i|grep sh ; done  
     -------> WILL NOT WORK

                     for i in  $( ls /etc/rc.d ) ; do echo $i ; done        
       -------> WILL WORK

                     cd /etc/rc.d ;  for i in $( ls ) ; do cat $i|grep sh ; 
done -------> WILL WORK

When using echo to output to a file in a script I get the following error 
"command substitution line 1 `;;` "
    example:
                   echo -e ' ;; '  >> /tmp/$NAME$$                          
      -------> WILL NOT WORK

                   echo -e ' < this is some other section that dose the 
same thing ">> /tmp/$NAME$$" if
                                I were to delete this section and input the 
same as above it WILL WORK >'

I understand that I used echo -e when I did not need "-e" however I can 
still use it in the second example and it will work. Your response is 
appreciated .

                                                                          a 
fan of GNU,    Rick

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