ITEM: V5523L

error message: ambiguous output redirect



Question:

Env:
  AIX 3.2.4
  Tape 8mm 2.3gb (7208-001)

Desc:
  Customer is running this command and getting this
  error message:

  tar -cvf /dev/rmt0 > output 2>&1

  error message: ambiguous output redirect

Action:
  This will only work in the ksh shell.  The customer was using
  the csh shell instead.  The customer changed shells and the
  command worked.


Support Line: error message: ambiguous output redirect ITEM: V5523L
Dated: June 1995 Category: N/A
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