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From: matt@UCLA-LOCUS.ARPA@sri-unix.UUCP
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Subject: Re: An odd difference between "cat file" and "cat<file"
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Date: Mon, 23-Apr-84 12:10:15 EDT
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Posted: Mon Apr 23 12:10:15 1984
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From:            Matthew J. Weinstein <matt@UCLA-LOCUS.ARPA>

[Running 4.1 BSD]

In Bourne shell, filename expansion is suppressed after "<" and ">".
	$ cat >*
produces a file named `*'.

	$ cat <*
produces `*: cannot open' (providing * doesn't exists)

In Csh, an `ambiguous' message is emitted if more than one file matches
a pattern in a funny place (first token in line or after "<" or ">").

(Results obtained by experimentation, not code examination.)

					- Matt