From: invalid AT erehwon DOT invalid (Graaagh the Mighty)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Bug in redir.
Organization: Low Charisma Anonymous
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Create something called centers.exe that writes "Hello, world.\n" to
stdout.

Now run each of the following at the prompt in sequence:

redir -o foo.txt -eo centers
redir -o centers.txt -eo centers

The result?

foo.txt:
Hello, world.

centers.txt:
Bad command or filename.


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