Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site mhuxd.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxd!rs
From: rs@mhuxd.UUCP (Robert Sanderman)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: Redirection quirks: 2>&1 >file  -- vs. --  >file 2>&1
Message-ID: <3957@mhuxd.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 4-Jan-86 22:27:43 EST
Article-I.D.: mhuxd.3957
Posted: Sat Jan  4 22:27:43 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 5-Jan-86 05:43:59 EST
References: <649@watmath.UUCP> <1200@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
Lines: 11

> >     $ command 2>&1 >file
> >     $ command >file 2>&1

I understand why the above are different but why do the following
two lines produce different results:

	$ 2>&1 command > file
	$ command 2>&1 > file

Bob Sanderman
ihnp4!mhuxd!rs