Re: difference between these lines1998-06-29 15:32:25"Walter Torres" <walter(_at_)tscinternet(_dot_)com> writes: Can anyone tell me the difference between these two lines? MAILDIR=$HOME/mail/ This sets MAILDIR to "$HOME/mail/". Seems fairly stright forward. and MAILDIR=${MAILDIR:-$HOME} This sets MAILDIR to $HOME, unless it's already set, in which case it doesn't change it. Philip Guenther
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