"Matthew" == Matthew Flaschen matthew.flaschen@gatech.edu writes:
Matthew> Colin Paul Adams wrote: >> I just tried this, and I get presented with a >> >> >> prompt.
Matthew> Can you clarify? What shell are you using, and what kind Matthew> of prompt did you see?? Did you paste exactly:
Matthew> uc() { /usr/bin/printf \u$1; };
Matthew> as the first line and
Matthew> echo $(uc 2639)
Matthew> as the second? You should see a smiley face (☹) for this Matthew> example.
I made a few mistakes. Works now. Thanks.