Pipes and Redirections


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Pipes and Redirections

When piping a command, only the standard output is sent through the pipe. To send the standard error as well, we use

cmd1 |& cmd2
in the C and Tenex shells. In the Bourne/Korn shells,
cmd1 2>& | cmd2

  
Table 4.1: Redirections and Pipes.


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