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Re: clobbering with >&

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From: "Bart Schaefer" <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Paul Ackersviller <paulda@xxxxxxxx>, zsh-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: clobbering with >&
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 17:41:18 +0000
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On Jan 10,  7:57pm, Paul Ackersviller wrote:
} Subject: clobbering with >&
}
} Here's something I don't see covered in the docs -- is it possible to
} override the noclobber variable when doing output redirection with >&?
} I've tried the obvious permutations of ! and | with it, but just get syntax
} errors.

What syntax errors?  Can you give a precise example, please?

} Never mind, I just answered my own question.  It appears >&\! will do the
} trick.  Perhaps this should be documented.

Both >&| and >&! *should* work just fine, without the backslash.  Note that
you need a space after the `!' to prevent it being from taken as a history
reference, but even that isn't necessary with the `>&|' form.

-- 
Bart Schaefer                                 Brass Lantern Enterprises
http://www.well.com/user/barts              http://www.brasslantern.com

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