On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 01:46:34 -0500 (EST), Mike Karlesky
<karleskm(_at_)river(_dot_)it(_dot_)gvsu(_dot_)edu> wrote:
The uncommented action line does not. Could someone please tell me why?
:0w:
| /home/messages/email.pl $(TO) $(FROM) $(SUBJECT)
#| (/bin/echo $TO > /home/messages/test; /bin/echo $FROM >>
/home/messages/test; /bin/echo $SUBJECT >> /home/messages/test)
Because $(VAR) is not a valid variable name. You want ${VAR} with
curly brackets, or just $VAR
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