4 ms·You don't even need the ':'. '>/some/file' works as well.by diffuse_l 6y agoYou don't even need the ':'. '>/some/file' works as well.tremon 6y agoParent's point was that starting your prompt with `:` isn't a guarantee that everything that follows is safe (to expand on the "without redirection characters" remark by the OP).erlkonig 6y agoHe did mention graybeards.