From: matt@... (matt neuburg) Date: 2006-10-30T08:05:12+09:00 Subject: Re: backtick and %x{} not the same? Andreas S wrote: > backtick `testme.sh` results in 'command not found: testme.sh'. Isn't it better to use an absolute pathname, rather than use a bare filename and making assumptions what $PATH is going to be? In other languages this is certainly a consideration, so I fancy the rule might apply to Ruby. m. -- matt neuburg, phd = matt@tidbits.com, http://www.tidbits.com/matt/ Tiger - http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/tiger-customizing.html AppleScript - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596102119 Read TidBITS! It's free and smart. http://www.tidbits.com