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Created March 1, 2019 14:26
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Redirections
# Output to a file, overwriting it if it exists
ls > ~/Desktop/file.txt
# Output to a file, appending to it if it exists
ls >> ~/Desktop/file.txt
# Pipe output to an application, the "-fe" tag will instruct to read the piped input and open it as a new unsaved file
ls | open -fe
# Pipe output to the Mac's clipboard
ls | pbcopy
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