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Eduardo
Asked: 2019-04-18 17:29:02 +0800 CST

Process Substitution - difference between less than and greater than

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In Process Substitution what is the difference between >(command_list) and <(command_list) as both return a file name stored in /dev/fd?

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    If the >(list) form is used, writing to the file will provide input for list and if the <(list) form is used, the file passed as an argument should be read to obtain the output of list. Hope this will help.

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