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is it ok for

$ grep 1>/dev/null 2>&- STRING FILES

to work, and for

$ grep 1>&- 2>&- STRING FILES

to fail on syntax?  the 1>&- construct
works fine for all other utilities
i have used it with, but crashes
grep for some reason only.

thanks, please ditto any answers off the list.


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