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    Standard input, standard output, and standard error:

    [root@master ~]# date > /tmp/saved-timestamp


    [root@master ~]# tail -n 100 /etc/passwd > /tmp/last-passwords.tmp
    [root@master ~]# cat file1 file2 file3 file4 > /tmp/all-four-in-one
    [root@master ~]# ls -a > /tmp/my-file-names
    ===============================================
    Append output to an existing file:
    [root@master ~]# echo "new line of information" >> /tmp/many-lines-of-
    information
    [root@master ~]# find /etc -name passwd 2> /tmp/errors
    [root@master ~]# find /etc -name passwd > /tmp/output 2> /tmp/errors
    [root@master ~]# find /etc -name passwd > /tmp/output 2> /dev/null
    [root@master ~]# find /etc -name passwd &> /tmp/save-both
    [root@master ~]# find /etc -name passwd >> /tmp/save-both 2>&1
    ===============================================
    Constructing pipe lines:
    [root@master ~]# ls -l /usr/bin | less
    [root@master ~]# ls | wc -l > /tmp/how-many-files
    [root@master ~]# ls -t | head -n 10 > /tmp/ten-last-changed-files
    [root@master ~]# ls -l | tee /tmp/saved-output
    [root@master ~]# ls -l | tee /dev/pts/0 | mail -s subject root
    ===============================================
    Editing files with Vim:
    [root@master ~]# vim file1
    ===============================================
    Editing files with gedit:
    Applications > Accessories > gedit
    [root@master ~]# gedit file1
    ===============================================
    Editing files with nano:
    [root@master ~]# nano file1
    ===============================================

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