Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site whuxlb.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!harpo!floyd!whuxlb!npl From: npl@whuxlb.UUCP Newsgroups: net.lang Subject: More Names for Redirections Message-ID: <1177@whuxlb.UUCP> Date: Sun, 19-Jun-83 21:19:27 EDT Article-I.D.: whuxlb.1177 Posted: Sun Jun 19 21:19:27 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 20-Jun-83 01:46:29 EDT Organization: Bell Labs, Whippany Lines: 8 RE: proposed name for file redirection chars, etc. Agree with jack at rlgvax. < = from My own: > = into; >> = append ; | = pipe. Note that UN*X still accepts ^ as an alternate pipe symbol since old (UC only) terminals didn't have the | all the time. Use of "pipe" lets you use whichever is to your liking.