Wierd shell bug could be useful

[Harald.Eikrem at elab-runit.sintef.no]

said root at tndsyd.oz    [which is no valid internet mail address --H.E]:

> Try this out:
> 	$ echo > foo '
> 	> garbage
> 	> ...
> 	> ...
> 	> ...
> 	> ...
> 	> '
> 	$
> 
> Then cat foo. This is a wierd bug but could be used instead of:
> 	cat << ! > foo
> 	garbage
> 	...
> 	...
> 	...
> 	...
> 	!
> 
> A user friendly bug !!!

What do you mean is a bug here?  This behaves perfecly normal to me, and of
course the two methods produce different results.

$ echo > foo '
> bar
> and
> grill
> '
$ cat foo    

bar
and
grill

$ cat << ! > foo
> bar
> and
> grill
> !
$ cat foo
bar
and
grill
$ 


--Harald E