From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 11 16:38:30 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21D5A16A5A6 for ; Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:38:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hackmiester@hackmiester.com) Received: from smtpout10-04.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (smtpout10-04.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net [64.202.165.238]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4574D43D4C for ; Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:38:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hackmiester@hackmiester.com) Received: (qmail 12653 invoked from network); 11 Sep 2006 16:38:28 -0000 Received: from unknown (67.32.30.240) by smtpout10-04.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (64.202.165.238) with ESMTP; 11 Sep 2006 16:38:23 -0000 In-Reply-To: <45016BBC.8080803@kth.se> References: <45016BBC.8080803@kth.se> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <618126D6-E8CC-4603-8371-C469A2DD96AA@hackmiester.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "hackmiester (Hunter Fuller)" Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:38:22 -0500 To: lassee@kth.se X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How do I give 2 parameters to programs in an unix enviroment? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:38:30 -0000 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) yknow when you go to a party, and everyones hooked up except one guy and one girl and so they look at each other like.. do we have to? 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