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From: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Replace perl code with pure shell code
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:43:54 +0100
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Randal L. Schwartz wrote:

>>>>>> "Simon" == Simon 'corecode' Schubert <corecode@fs.ei.tum.de> writes:
> 
> Simon> +                      destname="refs/$branch_top/${name#refs/heads/}" ;;
> 
> I don't think this is portable shell.  At least Perl is the same everywhere.
> Ignore me if this is a shell syntax on something other than bash.

I think ${var#pattern} is a POSIX shell syntax.

Nevertheless Perl embedded in shell script is (a bit) horrible.

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