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Useful Variables

[Variable]
*system:*

stdin system:*stdout*
system:*stderr*

Streams connected to the standard input, output and error file descriptors.

[Variable]
*system:*

tty

A stream connected to `'/dev/tty.



Peter Van Eynde 2000-02-08