Xref: utzoo comp.bugs.sys5:1460 comp.unix.shell:1357 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!news.cs.indiana.edu!know!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!munnari.oz.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!yarra!pta!tndsyd!root From: root@tndsyd.oz (the main man) Newsgroups: comp.bugs.sys5,comp.unix.shell Subject: Wierd shell bug could be useful Message-ID: <618@tndsyd.oz> Date: 31 Jan 91 03:55:05 GMT Organization: TANDEM Computers Incorporated, Sydney, NSW, Australia Lines: 20 Try this out: $ echo > foo ' > garbage > ... > ... > ... > ... > ' $ Then cat foo. This is a wierd bug but could be used instead of: cat << ! > foo garbage ... ... ... ... ! A user friendly bug !!!