XPost: comp.unix.shell, comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: eric@deptj.eu   
      
   On 2012-12-25, glen herrmannsfeldt  wrote:   
   > One problem with many unix shells is that redirection is done too early.   
   > Specifically, before an if test is done.   
      
   I am tempted to think that this is a conceptual misunderstanding, so an   
   example would be useful.   
      
   Eric   
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