Arguments after shell redirection not before?

[Mike Frysinger]

On Sunday 05 May 2013 13:01:10 Carlos O'Donell wrote:
> We have scripts in intl/ for testing that use:
> 
> ${objpfx}tst-gettext > ${objpfx}tst-gettext.out ${objpfx}domaindir
> 
> e.g. tst-gettext.sh
> 
> Which has argument *after* redirection.
> 
> Why? I find this style uncommon and prone to confusion.
> 
> I like the redirection to be the last thing in the list.
> 
> When is the above useful?

i tend to prefer to put the redirections last unless it looks better (it 
usually doesn't), but i can handle either ;)
-mike
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