Linux: Learn Linux In One Week With Step By Step Tutorials by Dr. Michael Lombard

Author:Dr. Michael Lombard
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-07-24T07:00:00+00:00

Redirecting Output

In Linux, the output of a particular command can be redirected by use of the greater than symbol (>). Suppose you need to create a file with a list of countries. The file will be named “countries”:

Open the terminal and then type:

cat > countries

You can then proceed to type in the list of countries that you want. Hit the return key after each name and once done, hit ^D to end the input. The following screenshot best demonstrates this:

To view the contents of this file, just type the following command on the terminal:

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