* Hugh Saunders ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030622 02:16]: > hello, a couple of fairly simple bashish questions: > > 1. whats the advantage of using |tee -a rather than >> ?
tee sends its input to a file and also to standard out. That's where it gets its name. Imagine the input as the bottom part of a capital T getting split into 2 outputs. Using the >> operator just sends it to one place: the specified file. > 2. how can i consolidate |grep -v from |grep -v archive? > - i think it should be something like |grep -v \(archive|from\) but that > doesnt seem to work.. some_command | egrep '(archive|from)' good times, Vineet -- http://www.doorstop.net/ -- "As we enjoy great advantages from inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we should do freely and generously." --Benjamin Franklin
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