On 16.04.2020 21:10, Robert Elz wrote: > Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:27:48 +0200 > From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost> > Message-ID: <20200416172748.GA86536%bec.de@localhost> > > | What is the point of this "restriction"? They wanted to make a set flag, > | but allow people to not have to use sub shells when also redirecting > | stderr? > > Sorry, I'm not following the point there, what does any of this have > to do with sub shells or stderr ? > > I expect you know all of this already, but ... > > Noclobber mode started in csh in the 70's (maybe even in ashell, I no > longer remember which extras that ended up in csh started there). > > Its point was entirely so that idiots could type > > cat foo >/my/important/file I use this in ksh and I find this as a useful feature.
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