outputting a command to the terminal?

[John Salerno]

Simon Forman wrote:

> It's simple, short, and to-the-point.  The equivalent python script
> would be much longer, for no appreciable gain.  I write most of my tiny
> little helper scripts in python, but in this case, bash is the clear
> winnar.  (And on *nix. man pages are your best friend. Plus you get to
> feel all l33t when you grok them. lol)

Thanks for the info! I might grudgingly decide to use a bash script in 
this case. :)

And yes, it seems every time I ask a Linux question, everyone points me 
to a man page. Sometimes I find them difficult to decipher, but they are 
still a great help.