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08-27-2008, 05:27 PM	#1
davidstvz Member Registered: Jun 2008 Posts: 405 Rep:	quick question about dumping output to a file I can dump output to a file with > but what if I want it to go to the console and also to a file? Can I do both at once?

08-27-2008, 05:35 PM	#2
Agrouf Senior Member Registered: Sep 2005 Location: France Distribution: LFS Posts: 1,596 Rep:	you can use the tee command cat file \| tee output

08-27-2008, 05:41 PM	#3
davidstvz Member Registered: Jun 2008 Posts: 405 Original Poster Rep:	nice, that's exactly what I needed (and could not easily find in a google search)

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