alt Hacker NewsI found the explanation useful, about "why" it is that way. I didn't realize the & before the 1 means to tell it is the filedescriptor 1 and not a file named 1.
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weavie • yesterday at 10:42 PM
I get the ocassional file named `1` lying around.
The distinction between file descriptors and regular files trips up many people at first. Recognizing that `&` signifies a file descriptor clears up the confusion about the syntax.