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From: Isaac Huang <iclaymore@gmail.com>
To: zsh-users@zsh.org
Subject: redirecting stdout of no/empty command
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 11:34:26 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAOtRsER5YhM_-oQyOvRdvCGCx17FhfDj-x_G6kiHi_TsSo=ekA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

Hi list,

I noticed a zsh behaviour today. If I tried to run '>/dev/null' (i.e.
stdout redirection of no command at all) on an interactive zsh, the
zsh would actually run a 'cat', and it wouldn't exit until a ^D or ^C.

The same thing on bash seemed to be a no-op. I wonder why zsh would
run 'cat' when it was given no command to run at all.

Please CC me as I'm not on the list. Thanks.

- Isaac


             reply	other threads:[~2012-01-06 18:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-01-06 18:34 Isaac Huang [this message]
2012-01-06 18:43 ` Daniel Shahaf
2012-01-06 19:07   ` Damien Thébault
2012-01-06 19:20     ` Daniel Shahaf
     [not found]   ` <CAEcrOvDimRXcWSrjnuasfQGy0F66xAg1bxTGmjMQ2_cgXCwKvQ__39184.4791862697$1325877047$gmane$org@mail.gmail.com>
2012-01-06 20:36     ` Stephane Chazelas

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