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From: gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn <gwyn>)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: Redirection quirks: 2>&1 >file  -- vs. --  >file 2>&1
Message-ID: <1200@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 3-Jan-86 09:13:24 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan  3 09:13:24 1986
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>     $ command 2>&1 >file
>     $ command >file 2>&1
> 
> These are not equivalent using our 4.2bsd Bourne shell.

They're not supposed to be.  The redirections are performed
in the order given.