Re: bash question ...
> bash$ xplaycd & ; xmixer &
> bash: syntax error near unexpected token `;'
Indeed, sh(1) will breaks in svr4, but not in bsdi.
Did not spend the time to track down the verisions thought.
In debian, bash(1) version 1.14.7-2, this problem is easily solved, do:
$ xplaycd & xmixer &
Do not know about trap differences.
Ioannis Tambouras
ioannis@flinet.com
PGP 768/429EE365, West Palm Beach, Florida
On Sat, 18 Jan 1997, Richard G. Roberto wrote:
> Are there any bash gurus out there? I have a couple of Q's.
>
> I have some scripts that run fine under bourne-shell on solaris,
> but break under bash on debian. The signal trapping doesn't seem
> to work. Nor does executing multiple commands on a single line
> separated by ";" characters. Even on the command line:
>
> bash$ xplaycd & ; xmixer &
> bash: syntax error near unexpected token `;'
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Richard G. Roberto
> richr@bear.com
> 011-81-3-3437-7967 - Tokyo, Japan
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