Re: Sourcing Output of Script
* On 2005.09.25, in <20050925190908.GB4086@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
* "Gary Johnson" <garyjohn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I think you can also do this:
>
> folder-hook =announce$ 'source "~/.mutt/clean_hook announce|"'
>
> I haven't tested that particular example, but I've done similar
> things with replacing a file name by a script name with '|' at the
> end.
Yes, you can use piped output anywhere that a file name is used. This
is often cleaner and safer than using backticks, so it's a good rule to
use it any time you can.
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