Re: [tlug] Bourne / bash problem

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@example.com>]

James Lang writes:

 > #!/bin/bash
 > echo \
 > "word1 `echo # comment line 1...> /dev/null` \
 > word2  `echo # comment line 2... > /dev/null` \
 > word3  `echo # comment line 3... > /dev/null` \
 > word4  `echo # comment line 4... > /dev/null` "

Eeewwwwww.  We are gonna have to nail that cat door shut!<wink>

BTW

command \
  --option `echo >/dev/null # comment line 1` \
  --option `echo >/dev/null # comment line 2` \
  --option `echo >/dev/null # comment line 3` \
  --option `echo >/dev/null # comment line 4`

is a little more readable.  This

c='echo >/dev/null'
command \
  --option `eval "$c comment line 1"` \
  --option `eval "$c comment line 2"` \
  --option `eval "$c comment line 3"` \
  --option `eval "$c comment line 4"`

might also work (partially tested in zsh) and it's up to you to decide
if it's any more readable.