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> The result of `cat a b > a` couldn't possibly be the result that the user intends The result of cat a b > a is precisely the result that the user intends, pr

by weland 11y ago

> The result of `cat a b > a` couldn't possibly be the result that the user intends The result of cat a b > a is precisely the result that the user intends, provided that the user has actually read the documentation.

pskocik 11y ago
If the user knew what they were doing they wouldn't have typed that. `cat a b > a` is the same as `cat b > a`. There's no reason to add the a before b except to confuse.
- weland 11y ago
  It's in the context of why cat paper* > paper.all blows everything up. Of course it's meaningless.