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--- linux:bash [2026/05/15 13:25] – [Redirects vs Pipes] v1ctor
+++ linux:bash [2026/05/15 13:30] (current) – [REDIRECTS vs PIPES] v1ctor
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 ==== REDIRECTS vs PIPES ====
-The core difference: redirects connect a stream to a file. Pipes connect one process to another process.
+The core difference: redirects connect a stream to a file (a redirect always has a file on one side). Pipes connect one process to another process.
+Pipes: process → process:
+<code bash>
+cmd1 | cmd2           # Takes cmd1's stdout and feeds it directly into cmd2's stdin. No file involved
+ls | grep ".txt"      # ls output becomes grep's input
+</code>
 ==== STANDARD INPUT and OUTPUT ====