Pipes, filters & plumbimg

• One tool’s output is connected to another’s input:

  • Indirectly, via a file created by the first tool
  • Directly, via a pipe or pipeline: $ cat /etc/passwd | sort -r | less
    examples:
    $ cat .profile .shrc | less
    $ cat /etc/passwd | head -15 | tail -10

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