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Re: generate date sequences
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TBlittlefoot |
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Re: generate date sequences |
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Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:25:07 -0700 |
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On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 12:05:17AM -0400, Paul Jarc wrote:
> TBlittlefoot <littlefoot8@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > But I can't find a reference to "\<" in man bash. It's
> > not a typo, because the script works fine.
>
> The backslash ensures that the "<" doesn't trigger a redirection.
> Offhand, I'm not sure whether it's needed in this context, but
> apparently it's at least harmless.
Okay. It's escaped. That makes sense.
>
> > It appears to be a synonym for "<=",
>
> <= would iterate one extra time.
:-( I see that now.
>
> > Would ">/" == "=>" too?
>
> \> , '>' , and perhaps > (unquoted) would all be equivalent as
> less-than. '>=' would be less-than-or-equal.
You mean "greater-than"?
Thanks, Paul,
Tom