> I always wonder why people insist on doing > > cat file | otherprogram > > instead of just > > otherprogram < file
Don't know... > Which is exactly the same, but saves processing time. Even DOS people > do this, while DOS doesn't even multitask .. cat file | otherprogram > is the same as cat file > tmpfile; otherprogram < tmpfile. You mean _on DOS_ `cat file | otherprogram` is the same as `cat file > tmpfile; otherprogram < tmpfile` Right? It's certainly not the same on Unix (try it with a 10 MB file).
