Re: why is >> making files size=0 ?

> From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat(_at_)peak(_dot_)org>
> Here is the recipe
>
> ALLSENDERS=$PROCDIR/senders.txt
> REPLYTO=`formail -rtzxTo:`
>
> :0
> * $ ! ? fgrep -i "$REPLYTO" "$ALLSENDERS"
> {
>       :0c:
>       05-First-Timers
>
>       :0hia: .allsenders.lock
>       |/bin/echo "$REPLYTO" >> "$ALLSENDERS"
> }
>
>
> This recipe, and another I had just like it, keep on overwriting the file,
> so that I end up with a file size=0 and start from scratch.
>
> Shouldn't the >> prevent that from happening?!?!?
What shell is procmail running?  Do you set shell to /bin/sh in
your .procmailrc?

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