* paul ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020228 17:22]: > Thanks > > the cat command works when the end is EOF > and does not work with << EOF or < EOF > I haven't the slightest clue on why but can't argue > with success.
When you say something like "<< EOF" to your shell, it's called a "here-document". You tell it to take input from a sort of virtual file that you create on-the-fly, or inline. the basic concept is you tell it "<<" and some label, in our case "EOF", and then it starts reading into this virtual file. It knows the file is done and you're back to giving it shell commands when you give it a line *starting* with the label you gave after the "<<", in our case, "EOF". So in Carel's first command, where the last line was "<< EOF", the shell wasn't aware you were done giving it test input yet, and was still waiting (you must have hit ^D or ^C or something to get out of it). It was still waiting for a line starting with "EOF", with nothing, even a "<<" in front of it. good times, Vineet -- Currently seeking opportunities in the SF Bay Area Please see http://www.doorstop.net/resume/
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