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Article #336Wierd shell bug could be useful
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Date: Thu, 31 Jan 1991 03:55
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 1991 03:55
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Try this out: $ echo > foo ' > garbage > ... > ... > ... > ... > ' $ Then cat foo. This is a wierd bug but could be used instead of: cat << ! > foo garbage ... ... ... ... ! A user friendly bug !!!
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!news.cs.indiana.edu!know!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!munnari.oz.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!yarra!pta!tndsyd!root From: root@tndsyd.oz (the main man) Newsgroups: comp.bugs.sys5,comp.unix.shell Subject: Wierd shell bug could be useful Message-ID: <618@tndsyd.oz> Date: 31 Jan 91 03:55:05 GMT Organization: TANDEM Computers Incorporated, Sydney, NSW, Australia Lines: 20