diff --git a/bash.html.markdown b/bash.html.markdown index 11c1f3a2..b0011420 100644 --- a/bash.html.markdown +++ b/bash.html.markdown @@ -111,12 +111,45 @@ ls -l # Lists every file and directory on a separate line # .txt files in the current directory: ls -l | grep "\.txt" -# You can also redirect a command, input and error output. -python2 hello.py < "input.in" -python2 hello.py > "output.out" -python2 hello.py 2> "error.err" -# The output error will overwrite the file if it exists, if you want to -# concatenate them, use ">>" instead. +# You can redirect command input and output (stdin, stdout, and stderr). +# Read from stdin until ^EOF$ and overwrite hello.py with the lines +# between "EOF": +cat > hello.py << EOF +#!/usr/bin/env python +from __future__ import print_function +import sys +print("#stdout", file=sys.stdout) +print("#stderr", file=sys.stderr) +for line in sys.stdin: + print(line, file=sys.stdout) +EOF + +# Run hello.py with various stdin, stdout, and stderr redirections: +python hello.py < "input.in" +python hello.py > "output.out" +python hello.py 2> "error.err" +python hello.py > "output-and-error.log" 2>&1 +python hello.py > /dev/null 2>&1 +# The output error will overwrite the file if it exists, +# if you want to append instead, use ">>": +python hello.py >> "output.out" 2>> "error.err" + +# Overwrite output.txt, append to error.err, and count lines: +info bash 'Basic Shell Features' 'Redirections' > output.out 2>> error.err +wc -l output.out error.err + +# Run a command and print its file descriptor (e.g. /dev/fd/123) +# see: man fd +echo <(echo "#helloworld") + +# Overwrite output.txt with "#helloworld": +cat > output.out <(echo "#helloworld") +echo "#helloworld" > output.out +echo "#helloworld" | cat > output.out +echo "#helloworld" | tee output.out >/dev/null + +# Cleanup temporary files verbosely (add '-i' for interactive) +rm -v output.out error.err output-and-error.log # Commands can be substituted within other commands using $( ): # The following command displays the number of files and directories in the