From: Lynne Williams Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:14:09 +0000 (-0500) Subject: Update shell_cheatsheet.md X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5de9b0908c56f7b1e1207aa0754a514b50e1459e;p=swc-workshop.git Update shell_cheatsheet.md --- diff --git a/shell_cheatsheet.md b/shell_cheatsheet.md index 3c4411c..1c3bc9d 100644 --- a/shell_cheatsheet.md +++ b/shell_cheatsheet.md @@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ Redirection operators can be used to redirect the ouput from a program from the -### e) How to use the output of one command as the input to another with a pipe... +#### b.1) How to use the output of one command as the input to another with a pipe... +A special kind of redirection is called a pipe and is denoted by `|`. + ### f) That combining single-purpose filters with pipes is the most productive way to use the shell... ### g) That if a program conforms to Unix conventions, it can easily be combined with others...