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3.6.8 Moving File Descriptors

The redirection operator
 
[n]<&digit-
moves the file descriptor digit to file descriptor n, or the standard input (file descriptor 0) if n is not specified. digit is closed after being duplicated to n.

Similarly, the redirection operator
 
[n]>&digit-
moves the file descriptor digit to file descriptor n, or the standard output (file descriptor 1) if n is not specified.


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