Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:44:05 -0800 (PST) From: youshi10@u.washington.edu To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [OT] What does this pipe do? (fwd) Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.43.0701231844050.28911@hymn03.u.washington.edu>
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On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Robert Huff wrote: > > youshi10@u.washington.edu writes: > >> I know this is a Unix shell command, and off-topic, but I'm >> curious. I've been reading a few 'make' commands at work that end >> in "|&" and I was wondering if that redirection string is >> synonymous to "| /dev/stdout". > > That's (t)csh-speak for "send both stdout and stderr to the > pipe". '|' only covers stdout. > > > Robert Huff No similar shortened command for bash/sh, other than &1>/dev/stdout &2>/dev/stdout? -Garrett
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