csh and I/O redirection

[carl]

> put these four lines in a file, say cshtest :
> 
> 	#! /bin/csh -f
> 	cat << END | ( sh & )
> 	echo hi there
> 	END
> 
> ( the intent is to send some commands to sh to be executed in the background,
> without csh printing the job number of the sh. )

The answer is simple: Use the Bourne Shell.

Carl Brandauer
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