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From: newcomb@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Tom Newcomb)
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Subject: /dev/stdin:  SUMMARY
Keywords: Summary, Thanks
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Date: 28 Jun 88 02:21:24 GMT
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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