Re: OT: Unix tee command

tee copies it's standard input both to standard output and the file. You can see what it does and have a log file after that.

BTW man tee is faster than putting this onto the list

oli

ewilliams_at_brownco.com wrote:
> I do not understand the difference between these two commands:
>
> script_file > log_file
> script_file | tee log_file
>
> As I understand, the first runs and redirects its standard output to a log
> file. The second runs and pipes its standard output to the tee command,
> which copies its standard input into its standard output. I have been
> instructed to use the latter, but dont want to do it blindly without
> understanding why.
>
> Thanks
> Erik
>
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