Post #2736561
2026-05-21 00:06 UTC
I think it’s meant to be confusing. If you’re unfamiliar with code, you’ll likely glaze over the random string of symbols and assume it’s like broken HTML or JSON or something.
Hell even if you are a programmer, I think most programmers assume you can’t use a colon in a variable or function name, much less just a colon.
Replies (2)
-
@lime@feddit.nu 2026-05-21 10:51
learning that the shell [[ is a function and ]] is an argument definitely did something to my brain.
-
@rbos@lemmy.ca 2026-05-21 00:50
Definitely. But it’s worth expending some skull meat to understand what’s going on. :)