From d623fee2e09e8343a29c4fc6734492bac87ee9a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joshua Levy Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2015 00:54:30 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Mention appending with >>. Fixes #151. --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 65b2189..a5d9b89 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Notes: - Know how to read documentation with `man` (for the inquisitive, `man man` lists the section numbers, e.g. 1 is "regular" commands, 5 is files/conventions, and 8 are for administration). Find man pages with `apropos`. Know that some commands are not executables, but Bash builtins, and that you can get help on them with `help` and `help -d`. -- Learn about redirection of output and input using `>` and `<` and pipes using `|`. Learn about stdout and stderr. +- Learn about redirection of output and input using `>` and `<` and pipes using `|`. Know `>` overwrites the output file and `>>` appends. Learn about stdout and stderr. - Learn about file glob expansion with `*` (and perhaps `?` and `{`...`}`) and quoting and the difference between double `"` and single `'` quotes. (See more on variable expansion below.)