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From: idallen@watcgl.waterloo.edu
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Subject: csh, showpath; can't suppress output
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Date: 7 Sep 89 16:01:50 GMT
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From: "Ian! D. Allen [CGL]" <idallen>

    if ( { showpath findfirst=lockedit >/dev/null } ) echo found it

Stock CSH ignores the redirection and prints the path.  (ITCSH gets
this right, of course.)  Perhaps showpath needs a +Silent option, like
grep, tty, cmp and friends.