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Re:Bash 5.0 released by edoloughlin on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @08:46AM (#18855434)
* "cat $today" is easier to type than "cat $(today)"*

Except you should really be in the habit of typing "cat ${today}" ;)

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Re:Bash 5.0 released by yjftsjthsd-h on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @09:16AM (#18855610)
Except you should really be in the habit of typing `cat "${today}"` ;) Quote everything!
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Re:Bash 5.0 released by LukeShu on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @11:01AM (#18856469)
Why? The {} doesn't prevent glob expansion or field separation.
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