Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:38:22 -0500 From: "hackmiester (Hunter Fuller)" <hackmiester@hackmiester.com> To: lassee@kth.se Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How do I give 2 parameters to programs in an unix enviroment? Message-ID: <618126D6-E8CC-4603-8371-C469A2DD96AA@hackmiester.com> In-Reply-To: <45016BBC.8080803@kth.se> References: <45016BBC.8080803@kth.se>
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On 8 September 2006, at 08:10, Lasse Edlund wrote: > If I have two files "foo" and "bar" and try to run diff on them I > write: > $diff foo bar > I can also write > $cat foo | diff - bar > But how do I give a program two (2) commands? not only to diff > but to any program that wants double input... > I wanna do > $cat foo | cat bar | diff - - The entire purpose of cat is to concatenate files (make them output one after another). So, do: cat foo bar | diff - - > especially with echo commands that would be handy so I dont have to > create files! > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- hackmiester (Hunter Fuller) <svinx> yknow when you go to a party, and everyones hooked up except one guy and one girl <svinx> and so they look at each other like.. do we have to? <svinx> intel & nvidia must be lookin at each other like that right now Phone Voice: +1 251 589 6348 Fax: Call the voice number and ask. Email General chat: hackmiester@hackmiester.com Large attachments: hackmiester@gmail.com SPS-related stuff: hfuller@stpaulsmobile.net IM AIM: hackmiester1337 Skype: hackmiester31337 YIM: hackm1ester Gtalk: hackmiester MSN: hackmiester@hackmiester.com Xfire: hackmiester
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