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Its actually part of the POSIX standard that redirections can be put anywhere in the command line, so one can do: <file.txt sed 's/some/filter' | other_cmd
by venil 4y ago
Its actually part of the POSIX standard that redirections can be put anywhere in the command line, so one can do:
<file.txt sed 's/some/filter' | other_cmd
on any standard compliantish shell :) (I use zsh, and I know it also works for bash and dash)
- jrm4 4y agoNever knew this. Looking at it now. First impression, I can't tell if this is idiotic or genius :)