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redirect cat to variable
Post 302213068 by shailesh_arya on Wednesday 9th of July 2008 05:48:49 AM
07-09-2008
cat
oops not working...
also i want to use this variable further in my script
BR
shailesh
also i want to use this variable further in my script
BR
shailesh
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