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  2. From: peter@global.hacktic.nl (Peter Busser)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
  4. Subject: Re: The Problem with UNIX
  5. Message-ID: <1992Nov14.152235.1567@global.hacktic.nl>
  6. Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 15:22:35 GMT
  7. References: <96927@netnews.upenn.edu> <1992Nov11.210729.11676@cs.wisc.edu> <BARNETT.92Nov12092045@grymoire.crd.ge.com> <1992Nov13.030529.6207@bilver.uucp>
  8. Organization: Global Village 1
  9. Lines: 9
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  11. bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion) writes:
  12.  
  13. >cat a b > b    I get this result
  14.  
  15. >cat: input/output files 'b' identical
  16.  
  17. GNU bash says:
  18. cat: b: input file is output file
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