In the last episode (Jan 23), [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Robert Huff wrote: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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. > > No similar shortened command for bash/sh, other than &1>/dev/stdout > &2>/dev/stdout?
"2>&1 |" is the sh equivalent. Here's a snippet from the from the zsh manpage: A pipeline is either a simple command, or a sequence of two or more simple commands where each command is separated from the next by `|' or `|&'. Where commands are separated by `|', the standard output of the first command is connected to the standard input of the next. `|&' is shorthand for `2>&1 |', which connects both the standard output and the standard error of the command to the standard input of the next. -- Dan Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"