Unix Tip

Combining CLI

# cat redirect_example

#!/usr/bin/ksh

cat <<- ATC | sed "s/^/Redirect Example => /g" >> atc.out
This is an example of how to redirect
stdout to a file as well as pipe stdout into stdin
of another command (i.e. sed), all done inside
a here-document.

Cool eh?
ATC


Now let's see what the script looks like with the redirection and pipeline.

# ./redirect_example

# cat atc.out
Redirect Example => This is an example of how to redirect
Redirect Example => stdout to a file as well as pipe stdout into stdin
Redirect Example => of another command (i.e. sed), all done inside
Redirect Example => a here-document.
Redirect Example =>
Redirect Example => Cool eh?

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