cat < abc abd
Alan S. Driscoll
alan at allegra.UUCP
Thu Apr 19 01:03:17 AEST 1984
As several people have pointed out to me, the shell does do the right
thing, given
cat < abc abd
Cat ignores its standard input (abc), and copies its argument (abd) to
its standard output. Therefore, the effect is the same as
cat < abd
but not for the reason I supposed. Appearances can be quite deceiving
(especially when you forget to use the little grey cells).
Anyone know a good orthopodiatrist?
--
Alan S. Driscoll
AT&T Bell Laboratories
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