"Daniel Hurt" <dwhurt@ucdavis.edu> writes:
> R=$(cat /etc/gentoo-release | awk '{ print $5,$6 }')
Cat abuse! Ugly variable names too![1] ;) Rewrite as:
RELEASE=$(awk '{print $5,$6}' /etc/gentoo-release)
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Ricardo Anguiano
http://www.codesourcery.com
[1] Yes, This is an attempt at humor. Please don't interpret my
dislike of one letter variable names as an attack on your
existence.