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Old 08-18-2009
Data output and error redirection

hi Smilie

if condition >&- 2>&-

Can anybody explain the redirection in above command


Thanks in advance
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Old 08-18-2009
here the code is invoked with standard output and standard error closed..
basically here they are closing the output file descriptor..
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