for real though, modern linux distros will rarely require you to enter a command line, and if you do, a quick internet search can usually help you find out what you need to enter

  • KenBonesWildRide [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    You type a command. Output normally goes to text on your screen. Put it through a pipe. Now that text can go into a file. Or you can filter it. Or you can send it across the internet. Pretty much anything your computer is capable of doing can now take that command’s output as input. Pipes!