alan@allegra.UUCP (Alan S. Driscoll) (04/18/84)
As several people have pointed out to me, the shell does do the right thing, given cat < abc abd Cat ignores its standard input (abc), and copies its argument (abd) to its standard output. Therefore, the effect is the same as cat < abd but not for the reason I supposed. Appearances can be quite deceiving (especially when you forget to use the little grey cells). Anyone know a good orthopodiatrist? -- Alan S. Driscoll AT&T Bell Laboratories