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Old 10-16-2008
Creating a file that contains output from a command, and then displays itself
hey, I'm trying to create the command that will create a file named user.txt that contains the output of the command cut -d: -f1,5 /etc/passwd, and displays itself afterwards.

I don't know how to bridge cat > user.txt with cut -d: -f1,5 /etc/passwd, or how display it afterwards. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanx.
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Old 10-16-2008
Not sure I fully understand your requirement, but maybe tee is the command you're looking for? Read the man page and see...
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Old 10-17-2008
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Originally Posted by Annihilannic
Not sure I fully understand your requirement, but maybe tee is the command you're looking for? Read the man page and see...
i think you are right Annihilannic he is looking for something like this..
Code:
 
cut -d: -f1,5 /etc/passwd | tee user.txt

 
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