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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting How can I write nested command substitutions? Post 302802547 by alister on Friday 3rd of May 2013 06:36:06 PM
Old 05-03-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by hanson44
An easy, I would suggest better, alternative is "don't nest". Do one substitution, store the results in an intermediate variable. Use the intermediate variable in the next substitution.

It's simpler to understand, self-documenting, and easier to troubleshoot. The negative is it takes an extra line. A very small price to pay.
Excellent advice.

Regards,
Alister
 

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