Getting comfortable with Linux plumbing
Oct 16, 2009, 22:32 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Ian Shields)
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"Overview
"This article grounds you in the basic Linux techniques for
redirecting standard IO streams. Learn to:
Redirect the standard IO streams: standard input, standard
output, and standard error
Pipe output from one command to the input of another
Send output to both stdout and a file
Use command output as arguments to another command
"This article helps you prepare for Objective 103.4 in Topic 103
of the Linux Professional Institute's Junior Level Administration
(LPIC-1) exam 101. The objective has a weight of 4."
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