On 03/20/13 14:22, Bruno Haible wrote: > I'm not aware of any portability problem here.
Nor I. > It's more a question of style. I use 1>&2 and 2>&1 quite frequently, and would > find it odd to omit the '1' in one case but not in the other case. My style (and it is just style) is the reverse. I find the general I>&J syntax to be confusing. I use ">&2" more often, and the syntax in "printf ... >&2" works better to remind me that it's like "printf ... >/dev/stderr" but is more portable. I use "2>&1" less often, and the fact that "2>&1" is a bit more verbose helps to remind me that it's the less common case; this helps overcome some of my confusion.
