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Subject: DOCBOOK: Re: Environment Variables in File/Directory Names
/ Karl Eichwalder <ke@gnu.franken.de> was heard to say: | Norman Walsh <ndw@nwalsh.com> writes: | | > Oh, I probably use envar for both. That distinction isn't often important. | | Really? Sorry, I should have been more clear. In my experience, the distinction isn't often important. I haven't used systems that automatically put the leading $ on envars or anything and the principal value in marking them up was for searching. A user searching for the "FOO" envar is probably interested in both FOO and $FOO (provided the FOO in question is an environment variable). Be seeing you, norm -- Norman Walsh <ndw@nwalsh.com> | To the man who is afraid http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/ | everything rustles.--Sophocles Chair, DocBook Technical Committee |
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