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Re: POSIX and the "&>" operator

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From: Peter Stephenson <p.w.stephenson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: zsh-workers@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: POSIX and the "&>" operator
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 22:48:39 +0000
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On Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:51:09 -0800
Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Feb 7, 12:02am, Peter Stephenson wrote:
> }
> } I think both got it from csh, which is why nobody thought about POSIX
>
> No, csh uses ">&" with no descriptor numbers around it, which zsh also
> supports.  "&>" wasn't added to zsh until around version 2.5 (I forget
> the exact timeline) and was added for bash compatibility.

You're right.

We really ought to have a POSIX emulation separate from sh.  I have a
feeling we've discussed this before.

-- 
Peter Stephenson <p.w.stephenson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Web page now at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/p.w.stephenson/

References:
- Re: POSIX and the "&>" operator
  - From: Peter Stephenson
- Re: POSIX and the "&>" operator
  - From: Bart Schaefer

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