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Re:What does " 2>&1 " mean? by emmelaich on Thursday February 26, 2026 @05:53PM (#47173248)
Yep, there's a strong unifying feel between the Unix api, C, the shell, and also say Perl.

Which is lost when using more modern or languages foreign to Unix.

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Re:What does " 2>&1 " mean? by tkcranny on Thursday February 26, 2026 @05:57PM (#47173318)
Python too under the hood, a lot of its core is still from how it started as a quick way to do unixy/C things.
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