[PLUG] Converting Uppercase File Names to Lowercase

Fred James fredjame at fredjame.cnc.net
Sat Jun 22 20:40:31 UTC 2013


Paul Munday wrote:
> $() does what backticks do with the added advantage of being readable 
> and easier to use. Backticks exist as legacy syntax from very old 
> pre_POSIx compatible bourne shells and there is no good reason to be 
> using them. http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/082
>>       surrounding the `ls DSC*`
> for FiLe in DSC*
> will do the same thing
One nice thing about "legacy" is that it is often the most portable.
Regards
Fred James





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