[TUHS] sh: cmd | >file

[Warner Losh]

On Fri, Jan 3, 2020, 1:39 PM markus schnalke <meillo at marmaro.de> wrote:

> Hoi.
>
> [2020-01-03 13:45] markus schnalke <meillo at marmaro.de>
> >
> > I'd be interested in any stories and information around this
> > topic.
>
> Especially I'd like to know since when and why ``>file'' is a
> full command? Was it clever design or by accident?


It's used to open files in shell scripts. Iirc, exec >foo 5>& and the
like...

Warner

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