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Re: generate date sequences
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Paul Jarc |
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Re: generate date sequences |
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Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:05:17 -0400 |
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TBlittlefoot <littlefoot8@earthlink.net> wrote:
> But I can't find a reference to "\<" in man bash. It's
> not a typo, because the script works fine.
The backslash ensures that the "<" doesn't trigger a redirection.
Offhand, I'm not sure whether it's needed in this context, but
apparently it's at least harmless.
> It appears to be a synonym for "<=",
<= would iterate one extra time.
> Would ">/" == "=>" too?
\> , '>' , and perhaps > (unquoted) would all be equivalent as
less-than. '>=' would be less-than-or-equal.
paul