Linux Bash Tutorial 7 How To Redirect Standard Input

In this Linux Bash tutorial I will demonstrate how to redirect standard input streams into a Linux command.
The Standard Input stream is typically the input given to command via a keyboard or other interface. However you can redirect the contents of a file or other applications as the input stream of another command.
Other Linux tutorials in this course:
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Linux tutorial 2 Creating nested directories • Linux Bash Shell For B...
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Linux tutorial 4 How to move and rename files • Linux Shell Tutorial 4...
Linux tutorial 5 Working with directories • Linux Bash For Beginne...
Linux tutorial 6 How to redirect standard output • Linux Bash Tutorial 6 ...
Linux tutorial 7 How to redirect standard input • Linux Bash Tutorial 7 ...
Linux tutorial 8 How to pipe output between commands • Linux Bash Tutorial 8 ...
Linux tutorial 9 How to use the cat command • Linux Tutorial 9 How T...
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[@srmbs]

Thank you so much for this video, Peter! You explained these commands so clearly and in-depth unlike most other videos I stumbled upon.

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Glad it was helpful!

[@timiolowookere]

This is helpful. Thanks Peter

[@howtocodewell]

I’m glad you found it useful. Thanks

[@batcrazyjt]

Again, thank you, Peter! As a complete noob this really helped me to better understand re-direction.

[@howtocodewell]

You are most welcome. I'm glad you found it useful

[@alexhuang4438]

Great help!!!!! help me understand the input and the output in an easy way!!! keep going !!!!

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[@cryptoomah5605]

Thank you so much.. this was clear enough

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[@shakthivelsaravanan9263]

Thank you sooo much

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[@dhanushsivajaya1356]

Thankyou sir

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[@aroop37]

Excellent video ! I think though u mentioned double ampersand towards the end of the video to append a file. I think u meant double greater arrow symbol >> ??

[@howtocodewell]

I probably did. Thanks for the correction

[@tymo3391]

very well explained, thank you!

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Thank you Tymo. It's my pleasure

[@hpp6116]

So "wc -l < textfile.txt" is equivalent to "cat textfile.txt | wc -l", right?

[@howtocodewell]

Yes

[@howtocodewell]

Good spot

[@GeorgeMarxElia]

What does

[@howtocodewell]

Great question. This should explain it
stackoverflow.com/questions/12168523/how-does-operator-work-in-linux-shell

[@codewriter3000]

You don't need a space between the angle bracket and the file name