Mark Lane wrote:
here is the really basic question, what is that character between qa and grep in your reply?
Graham,
That's pipe. Usually shift+\ . What it does is take the output of the first command and uses it as input to the second command.
Thanks! This is the kind of stuff that makes it a little confusing when getting up to speed. I'm looking for the key on the keyboard with " | " on it. i figured out it had to be a special character but had no idea how to generate it. Of course to everyone who's dealt with for a while doesn't even think about it and so a breakdown in comunication occurs. Dont know the answer, find myself doing it with real computer newbies ( Yes there are some who know less than me!) :) Graham
