bash question

[hcs]

what's this line do?

> /dev/tty$i

put nothing to the device?
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[CEpeep]

> what's this line do?
>
> > /dev/tty$i
>
> put nothing to the device?

Outputs to the device ttyX. $i should be in input string, so you'd specify which TTY device you wanted to use with a number somewhere after the command.

NOTE: That was from memory. I'm not sure it's right, and if it's hard to understand, let me know and I will clarify.

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[hcs]

yeah, you're right, I came back to delete the post after I found that out

looks like it's generally used to clear files.<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by hcs on 03/14/06 04:15 PM.</FONT></P>

 

[Audigy]

> yeah, you're right, I came back to delete the post after I
> found that out
>

Lemme know if you want me to nuke the thread, and I will. It might be good to leave it here in case someone has the same question, though.
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[hcs]

> It might be good to leave it here in case someone has the
> same question, though.

right, wouldn't have deleted it with a response.
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