> > I'm sure there's some obscure reason > |& isn't POSIX POSIX, the obscurest of reasons! :) While I appreciate you taking the time to explain the details,

> > I'm sure there's some obscure reason > |& isn't POSIX POSIX, the obscurest of reasons! :) While I appreciate you taking the time to explain the details, it's not that I haven't tried to learn/remember the specifics but that I tended to use it so infrequently that I'd forget in between uses--and even while knowing the specifics in terms of file descriptors & redirection syntax I would claim the ampersand placement/usage isn't exactly intuitive. Also, my use primarily tends to be interactive rather than scripting so POSIX compatibility is less of a concern than whether I have to think about it--if I end up somewhere POSIX-compliant that isn't also bash clearly I took a wrong turn and should just through the whole computer out the window. :D It might be a weird & non-POSIX pipe to die in but at least it's mine. :) EPIPE