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From: Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com>
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Subject: basic sh(1) question
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In sh(1), how do I make both the stdout and stderr output of a command
get piped together into another command?

For output to a file, you do this:

  $ cmd1 >file 2>&1 

So you'd think the same thing would work for output to another command,
but it doesn't:

  $ cmd1 |cmd2 2>&1 

Thanks,
-Archie

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