Shell Scripting Style

[Vram]

On Tue, 2005-07-12 at 14:56 -0400, Sean Sieger wrote:
> I have noticed both the absense /and/ the presense of white space
> adjacent to a pipe.
> 
> What is the logic of style when using pipes?
> 
> Do all pipes work with and without white space?
> -- 
> Sean Sieger
> 
> 



IT is a personal preference...

I think white space makes it more readable?

The computer dosen't care..

A simple exampl

Both these command do exactly the same thing.

One is easier to read.<I think so>

vram at Aether:~/download $ ls -l|less
vram at Aether:~/download $ ls -l | less


HTH

Vram