Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site intelca.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!intelca!glen From: glen@intelca.UUCP (Glen Shires) Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm Subject: Re: id AA26345; Thu, 23 Feb 84 01:53:19 pst Message-ID: <212@intelca.UUCP> Date: Mon, 27-Feb-84 16:00:05 EST Article-I.D.: intelca.212 Posted: Mon Feb 27 16:00:05 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 2-Mar-84 13:52:52 EST References: <5757@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: Intel, Santa Clara, Ca. Lines: 12 ;-) unix uses a special character "pipe" to perform a piping function. - The character is the vertical line "|" - The character directs (pipes) the output of one program into the input of another, e.g. ls|more lists the files and sends them to a program that stops after every CRTful and asks "more?". ^ ^ Glen Shires, Intel, Santa Clara, Ca. O O {pur-ee,hplabs,ucbvax!amd70}!intelca!glen > \-/ --- stay mellow