[ubuntu-uk] Wrong version of Firefox

[Neil Greenwood]

2008/9/19 Matthew Wild <mwild1 at gmail.com>:
> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 1:39 PM, Johnathon Tinsley <kirrus at kirrus.co.uk> wrote:
>> Thanks! :)
>>
>> Using ls -l `which firefox` we worked out that we were calling the wrong
>> binary. Out of interest, whats the difference between $(command) and
>> `command` in bash shell?
>>
>
> Nothing but readability, as far as I am aware. I use `this` myself,
> but $() when writing for other people, otherwise I have to get into a
> long discussion about the difference between ` and ' and where to find
> it on the keyboard :)

I've just checked the bash man page, and there's no difference. Using
backquotes is described as the old style.

OK, there is one difference; when it comes to nesting commands, you
have to quote the nested opening/closing backquotes, or they are taken
as the end of the first command. There's no need to quote the opening
$( though.

As Matthew said, it's all down to readability...

Hwyl,
Neil.