How do configure ZSH commands substition to not use backticks (`)?
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I only want echo $(date) to return the date not the backticked version.
echo $(date) # should return Wed Mar 6 09:50:41 EST 2019
echo `date` # should return `date`
zsh configuration dot-files
edited Mar 6 at 15:53
Rui F Ribeiro
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I only want echo $(date) to return the date not the backticked version.
echo $(date) # should return Wed Mar 6 09:50:41 EST 2019
echo `date` # should return `date`
zsh configuration dot-files
edited Mar 6 at 15:53
Rui F Ribeiro
41.9k1483142
asked Mar 6 at 15:01
Josh BeauregardJosh Beauregard
1034
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Backticks are part of the grammar, it would be strange if you could disable them. Use single quotes around the string you want to print instead, that would stop the backticks from being special in the shell. I'm not turning this into an answer as I don't know all the ins and outs of thezshshell.
– Kusalananda♦
Mar 6 at 15:03
I did not know about single quotes. that's good enough for me. It was mostly about when I do git commits and want to add markdown inline.
– Josh Beauregard
Mar 6 at 15:20
@JoshBeauregard if you typegit commitwithout-m, you actually get a text editor (vion older systems,nanoon newer), and then you don't have to worry about magic characters
– Ferrybig
Mar 6 at 15:42
I have vi set as my editor bit sometimes I just want to make a small commit faster.
– Josh Beauregard
Mar 6 at 15:43
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I only want echo $(date) to return the date not the backticked version.
echo $(date) # should return Wed Mar 6 09:50:41 EST 2019
echo `date` # should return `date`
zsh configuration dot-files
edited Mar 6 at 15:53
Rui F Ribeiro
41.9k1483142
asked Mar 6 at 15:01
Josh BeauregardJosh Beauregard
1034
I only want echo $(date) to return the date not the backticked version.
echo $(date) # should return Wed Mar 6 09:50:41 EST 2019
echo `date` # should return `date`
zsh configuration dot-files
zsh configuration dot-files
edited Mar 6 at 15:53
Rui F Ribeiro
41.9k1483142
asked Mar 6 at 15:01
Josh BeauregardJosh Beauregard
1034
edited Mar 6 at 15:53
Rui F Ribeiro
41.9k1483142
asked Mar 6 at 15:01
Josh BeauregardJosh Beauregard
1034
edited Mar 6 at 15:53
Rui F Ribeiro
41.9k1483142
edited Mar 6 at 15:53
Rui F Ribeiro
41.9k1483142
edited Mar 6 at 15:53
Rui F Ribeiro
41.9k1483142
41.9k1483142
asked Mar 6 at 15:01
Josh BeauregardJosh Beauregard
1034
asked Mar 6 at 15:01
Josh BeauregardJosh Beauregard
1034
asked Mar 6 at 15:01
Josh BeauregardJosh Beauregard
1034
1034
2
Backticks are part of the grammar, it would be strange if you could disable them. Use single quotes around the string you want to print instead, that would stop the backticks from being special in the shell. I'm not turning this into an answer as I don't know all the ins and outs of thezshshell.
– Kusalananda♦
Mar 6 at 15:03
I did not know about single quotes. that's good enough for me. It was mostly about when I do git commits and want to add markdown inline.
– Josh Beauregard
Mar 6 at 15:20
@JoshBeauregard if you typegit commitwithout-m, you actually get a text editor (vion older systems,nanoon newer), and then you don't have to worry about magic characters
– Ferrybig
Mar 6 at 15:42
I have vi set as my editor bit sometimes I just want to make a small commit faster.
– Josh Beauregard
Mar 6 at 15:43
add a comment |
2
Backticks are part of the grammar, it would be strange if you could disable them. Use single quotes around the string you want to print instead, that would stop the backticks from being special in the shell. I'm not turning this into an answer as I don't know all the ins and outs of thezshshell.
– Kusalananda♦
Mar 6 at 15:03
I did not know about single quotes. that's good enough for me. It was mostly about when I do git commits and want to add markdown inline.
– Josh Beauregard
Mar 6 at 15:20
@JoshBeauregard if you typegit commitwithout-m, you actually get a text editor (vion older systems,nanoon newer), and then you don't have to worry about magic characters
– Ferrybig
Mar 6 at 15:42
I have vi set as my editor bit sometimes I just want to make a small commit faster.
– Josh Beauregard
Mar 6 at 15:43
2
2
Backticks are part of the grammar, it would be strange if you could disable them. Use single quotes around the string you want to print instead, that would stop the backticks from being special in the shell. I'm not turning this into an answer as I don't know all the ins and outs of the
zsh shell.– Kusalananda♦
Mar 6 at 15:03
Backticks are part of the grammar, it would be strange if you could disable them. Use single quotes around the string you want to print instead, that would stop the backticks from being special in the shell. I'm not turning this into an answer as I don't know all the ins and outs of the
zsh shell.– Kusalananda♦
Mar 6 at 15:03
I did not know about single quotes. that's good enough for me. It was mostly about when I do git commits and want to add markdown inline.
– Josh Beauregard
Mar 6 at 15:20
I did not know about single quotes. that's good enough for me. It was mostly about when I do git commits and want to add markdown inline.
– Josh Beauregard
Mar 6 at 15:20
@JoshBeauregard if you type
git commit without -m, you actually get a text editor (vi on older systems, nano on newer), and then you don't have to worry about magic characters– Ferrybig
Mar 6 at 15:42
@JoshBeauregard if you type
git commit without -m, you actually get a text editor (vi on older systems, nano on newer), and then you don't have to worry about magic characters– Ferrybig
Mar 6 at 15:42
I have vi set as my editor bit sometimes I just want to make a small commit faster.
– Josh Beauregard
Mar 6 at 15:43
I have vi set as my editor bit sometimes I just want to make a small commit faster.
– Josh Beauregard
Mar 6 at 15:43
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Wrap the backticks in string quotes to divest them of their subshelly powers:
$ echo '`echo`'
`echo`
Beware, though, the contraction wrapped in strong quotes:
$ echo 'I can't process this.'
> Oh whoops that ">" means we're still in a strong quote.
I cant process this.
Oh whoops that ">" means were still in a strong quote.
answered Mar 6 at 15:31
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Wrap the backticks in string quotes to divest them of their subshelly powers:
$ echo '`echo`'
`echo`
Beware, though, the contraction wrapped in strong quotes:
$ echo 'I can't process this.'
> Oh whoops that ">" means we're still in a strong quote.
I cant process this.
Oh whoops that ">" means were still in a strong quote.
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Wrap the backticks in string quotes to divest them of their subshelly powers:
$ echo '`echo`'
`echo`
Beware, though, the contraction wrapped in strong quotes:
$ echo 'I can't process this.'
> Oh whoops that ">" means we're still in a strong quote.
I cant process this.
Oh whoops that ">" means were still in a strong quote.
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Wrap the backticks in string quotes to divest them of their subshelly powers:
$ echo '`echo`'
`echo`
Beware, though, the contraction wrapped in strong quotes:
$ echo 'I can't process this.'
> Oh whoops that ">" means we're still in a strong quote.
I cant process this.
Oh whoops that ">" means were still in a strong quote.
answered Mar 6 at 15:31
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Wrap the backticks in string quotes to divest them of their subshelly powers:
$ echo '`echo`'
`echo`
Beware, though, the contraction wrapped in strong quotes:
$ echo 'I can't process this.'
> Oh whoops that ">" means we're still in a strong quote.
I cant process this.
Oh whoops that ">" means were still in a strong quote.
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Backticks are part of the grammar, it would be strange if you could disable them. Use single quotes around the string you want to print instead, that would stop the backticks from being special in the shell. I'm not turning this into an answer as I don't know all the ins and outs of the
zshshell.– Kusalananda♦
Mar 6 at 15:03
I did not know about single quotes. that's good enough for me. It was mostly about when I do git commits and want to add markdown inline.
– Josh Beauregard
Mar 6 at 15:20
@JoshBeauregard if you type
git commitwithout-m, you actually get a text editor (vion older systems,nanoon newer), and then you don't have to worry about magic characters– Ferrybig
Mar 6 at 15:42
I have vi set as my editor bit sometimes I just want to make a small commit faster.
– Josh Beauregard
Mar 6 at 15:43