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Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 01:32:35 +0200
From: Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com>
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On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 18:26:44 -0500, Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> wrote:
> On Mar 31, 2005, at 6:17 PM, Gert Cuykens wrote:
> > thx ps what is the difference between exec and without exec
> 
> Read "man sh":
> 
>       exec [command [arg ...]]
>               Unless command is omitted, the shell process is replaced
> with the
>               specified program (which must be a real program, not a
> shell
>               built-in command or function).  Any redirections on the
> exec com-
>               mand are marked as permanent, so that they are not undone
> when
>               the exec command finishes.
> 

ok thx