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From: mike@enmasse.UUCP (Mike Schloss)
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Subject: Re: Bourne shell io redirection with <> -- what is it?
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Date: Wed, 3-Apr-85 19:33:17 EST
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> Does anyone know what the undocumented <> io redirection metacharacter
> sequence in the bourne shell does?  Is it useful?

What it does:
	redirects input from specified file but open() is called
	for read/write instead of read only

Is it useful:
	Doubtful

					Mike Schloss