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Old 11-28-2002, 07:17 AM   #1
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< thingy


I know what > and >> do but can somebody tell me what < does and give me an example.
 
Old 11-28-2002, 07:39 AM   #2
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files used with < are called here files, < redirects standard input to the command.
e.g.:
here.txt contains
ls -1
echo "----------------"
df -h
echo "----------------"
exit

try sh < here.txt

the lines in here.txt will be used in sh as if a user where entering them.

as such herefiles are the complement to > which redirect standard output.
 
  


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