TheOldWiseKing wrote:
Hi,
It sure works, and I tried it myself. the pipe operator | takes the
output of the certain command and Input it to the other command.
You don't understand how the whole command line is handled by the shell.
When saying ls > file1.txt, this will create a list of folders inside
the file1.txt
cat file1.txt will list the contents of file1.txt and take the output to
file2.txt
Okay, I've been doing the UNIX thing since the mid 80s. YOU NEED TO
LISTEN TO THE FOLKS WHO ARE ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION. Your solution will
not work reliably.
So, listen to folks who have been there and done that or learn the hard
way. It's your choice.
--
Until later, Geoffrey
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
- Benjamin Franklin
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