Post AS5mZMF1G1uWI0sW1o by tittygoblin@mstdn.party
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 (DIR) Post #AS5k81GgvX29W2UrRo by w@arachnid.town
       2023-01-28T05:11:37.611719Z
       
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       I always wondered why I couldn't just write "< $FILE" to output $FILE to the terminal.
       
 (DIR) Post #AS5mZMF1G1uWI0sW1o by tittygoblin@mstdn.party
       2023-01-28T05:34:26Z
       
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       @w that would be neat but its really ambiguous. Would that be standard out? Error out? etc. etc. Typing 'cat' is only two more keystrokes.
       
 (DIR) Post #AS5mZOVOq6CZJOYcq0 by w@arachnid.town
       2023-01-28T05:38:59.596481Z
       
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       @tittygoblin < is for standard in, so it would go to standard out.
       
 (DIR) Post #AS5mrjvxuK2Mz2jObI by tittygoblin@mstdn.party
       2023-01-28T05:40:13Z
       
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       @w you know what? You're actually right. That slipped my mind.
       
 (DIR) Post #AS5mrmO2mtgaahsqe0 by w@arachnid.town
       2023-01-28T05:42:25.085772Z
       
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       @tittygoblin It also doesn't make sense because this works:$ echo $(< assfart)ass