Linda Walsh wrote:
I was wondering about a possible RFE and whether or not it is "inadvisable" or not. I'd be surprised if no one had thought of it -- so maybe there is a problem in doing it.Just like: &>word #(preferred syntax) and >&word are semantically equivalent to ">word 2>&1" Has it been thought to make |>word #(preferred form) semantically equivalent to "2>&1 | word" ? I note that ">|" is used to "emphatically overwrite a pre-existing file when the "-c" option is used to prevent overwrites. Why wasn't ">!" used for that? Also, along the same lines (but less useful, IMO) would be &>>word #(append stderr & stdout to word) Just an oft recurring thought....
While we're at it, &>- (close stdout and stderr) would be nice! -- Matthew "Braaaaaaaaiins!" -- Zombies
