From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 28461 invoked from network); 7 Feb 2009 22:49:06 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 7 Feb 2009 22:49:06 -0000 Received-SPF: none (ns1.primenet.com.au: domain at sunsite.dk does not designate permitted sender hosts) Received: (qmail 20096 invoked from network); 7 Feb 2009 22:49:00 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 7 Feb 2009 22:49:00 -0000 Received: (qmail 20725 invoked by alias); 7 Feb 2009 22:48:55 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 26533 Received: (qmail 20710 invoked from network); 7 Feb 2009 22:48:55 -0000 Received: from bifrost.dotsrc.org (130.225.254.106) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 7 Feb 2009 22:48:55 -0000 Received: from mtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (mtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com [81.103.221.48]) by bifrost.dotsrc.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4631C80271F0 for ; Sat, 7 Feb 2009 23:48:51 +0100 (CET) Received: from aamtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.35]) by mtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vM.7.08.04.00 201-2186-134-20080326) with ESMTP id <20090207224851.IXWU4080.mtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@aamtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com> for ; Sat, 7 Feb 2009 22:48:51 +0000 Received: from pws-pc ([81.107.42.185]) by aamtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vG.2.02.00.01 201-2161-120-102-20060912) with ESMTP id <20090207224851.MULC19264.aamtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@pws-pc> for ; Sat, 7 Feb 2009 22:48:51 +0000 Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 22:48:39 +0000 From: Peter Stephenson To: zsh-workers@sunsite.dk Subject: Re: POSIX and the "&>" operator Message-ID: <20090207224839.224dda7f@pws-pc> In-Reply-To: <090206195109.ZM10798@torch.brasslantern.com> References: <200902070002.n1702oSx013214@pws-pc.ntlworld.com> <090206195109.ZM10798@torch.brasslantern.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.0 (GTK+ 2.14.7; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Cloudmark-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=NLZqzBF-AAAA:8 a=6n-6zD94DcISGS765X0A:9 a=UnfCN9D1VeyLN8P_enW6swssHdQA:4 a=LY0hPdMaydYA:10 a=I6wTmPyJxzYA:10 a=_dQi-Dcv4p4A:10 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.92.1/8963/Sat Feb 7 06:53:02 2009 on bifrost X-Virus-Status: Clean On Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:51:09 -0800 Bart Schaefer wrote: > On Feb 7, 12:02am, Peter Stephenson wrote: > } > } I think both got it from csh, which is why nobody thought about POSIX > > No, csh uses ">&" with no descriptor numbers around it, which zsh also > supports. "&>" wasn't added to zsh until around version 2.5 (I forget > the exact timeline) and was added for bash compatibility. You're right. We really ought to have a POSIX emulation separate from sh. I have a feeling we've discussed this before. -- Peter Stephenson Web page now at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/p.w.stephenson/