newcomb@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Tom Newcomb) (06/28/88)
I received several answers to my query, one of which clearly explained something I had foolishly overlooked: >From: denbeste@bgsuvax.UUCP (William C. DenBesten) > > ls -1 | sort -r /dev/stdin > >...You could then pipe input into programs that were not >designed to use standard input. I'd forgotten about pipes altogether. No more responses are necessary; thanks to all who mailed me their answers. Tom Newcomb newcomb@cory.Berkeley.EDU