now with more informed pipe_char comments

Bobay-Ochman · Apr 10, 2018 · e016209 · e016209
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diff --git a/database/config.py b/database/config.py
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@
 MCL_PATH = 'mcl'
 RAXML_PATH = 'raxml'
 
-# command line character to pipe output to a file. on Macs, use ' &> '. on unix use ' > '
+# command line character to pipe output to a file.
+# On most shells, use ' &> '.
 PIPE_CHAR = ' > '
+# if the & is interpreted as launching a new subprocess instead of the pipe,
+# a simple ' > ' will work instead.
+
 
 ############### VARIABLES USERS MIGHT NEED TO CHANGE ###############
 

diff --git a/personalCompare/config.py b/personalCompare/config.py
@@ -18,14 +18,17 @@
 # or simply the name of the program if it can be accessed from the command line
 # for example
 # RAXML_PATH = '/Users/Admin/programs/standard-RAxML-master/raxmlHPC-SSE3'
-# We have all of ours on our path as the following names
+
 USEARCH_PATH = 'usearch61' 
 MAFFT_PATH = 'mafft'
 MCL_PATH = 'mcl'
 RAXML_PATH = 'raxml'
 
-# command line character to pipe output to a file. on Macs, use ' &> '. on unix use ' > '
+# command line character to pipe output to a file.
+# On most shells, use ' &> '.
 PIPE_CHAR = ' > '
+# if the & is interpreted as launching a new subprocess instead of the pipe,
+# a simple ' > ' will work instead.
 
 
 ############### VARIABLES USERS MIGHT NEED TO CHANGE ###############