On Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 12:46:16PM +0000, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > : > I take the point on it not having left to right order but neither has > bar <foo > compared to > cat foo | bar > but we rightly shun the latter. Having used <<< for some years, I'm > just as happy reading `command, its options, then how its I/O is set' > whether it's <, <<, or <<<.
Actually all shells that I know of don't specify that redirection take place at the end of the command line. Witness: $ <<<$HOME cat /home/mbianchi $ <<<$HOME >/tmp/i cat $ cat /tmp/i /home/mbianchi -- Mike Bianchi Foveal Systems 973 822-2085 mbian...@foveal.com http://www.AutoAuditorium.com http://www.FovealMounts.com