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Subject: 1.5.25-6: Win32 programs don't get correct >> redirection
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Running Cygwin version 1.5.25-6 with version 3.2.25-17 of bash with Win 
XP Pro...


Start up bash.

Enter these commands in order:


sh-3.2$ echo ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST > foo.txt
sh-3.2$ echo UVWXYZ >> foo.txt
sh-3.2$ cat foo.txt
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST
UVWXYZ
sh-3.2$ echo ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST > foo.txt
sh-3.2$ cmd /c echo UVWXYZ >> foo.txt
sh-3.2$ cat foo.txt
UVWXYZ
IJKLMNOPQRST
sh-3.2$


The first time that we use the ">>" redirection operator, it works 
correctly.

The second time that we use the ">>" redirection operator, it overwrites 
the beginning of the file rather than appending to the end.
The only difference is that the Win32 command interpreter CMD.EXE is 
echoing the text rather than bash.



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