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From: guy@auspex.UUCP (Guy Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: a.out 1> file.out 2> file.err in cs
Message-ID: <370@auspex.UUCP>
Date: 31 Oct 88 23:42:48 GMT
Article-I.D.: auspex.370
References: <4470006@hpindda.HP.COM> <216100007@s.cs.uiuc.edu> <596@quintus.UUCP>
Reply-To: guy@auspex.UUCP (Guy Harris)
Organization: Auspex Systems, Santa Clara
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>I don't know what the Bourne-shell really does, but the manual SAYS
>that the thing preceding > or whatever is a DIGIT.  That means that
>you can redirect/open descriptors 0..9.

The manual is, apparently, telling the truth.