On 19/02/15 02:55, Eric Blake wrote: > On 02/18/2015 06:59 PM, Pádraig Brady wrote: > >> >> I'm worried about breaking scripts that do stuff like: >> >> tee file - >/dev/null > > But why do that when: > > tee file > > does the same with less typing?
Sure, but since the former is more symmetrical wrt arguments, it's possible it might be used. Now I am stretching a bit. Also the "normal" form is more efficient as it avoids redundant writes to /dev/null. I'm 50:50 on changing now. Pádraig
