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Session06C Input and Output Formatting

The document discusses the importance of shell programming for all programmers, focusing on input redirection, reading user input, and understanding file descriptors. Key concepts include using commands with input files, accessing variable values, and the significance of standard input/output/error. The document serves as a guide for mastering these essential shell programming techniques.

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Session06C Input and Output Formatting

The document discusses the importance of shell programming for all programmers, focusing on input redirection, reading user input, and understanding file descriptors. Key concepts include using commands with input files, accessing variable values, and the significance of standard input/output/error. The document serves as a guide for mastering these essential shell programming techniques.

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Shell Programming

A Necessity for all Programmers

Input Redirection
Nagesh Karmali | Firuza Karmali

Department of Computer Science and Engineering


IIT Bombay
You will learn to ...

• Use input redirection


• Read input from user
• File descriptors

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Input redirection

• Command < Input file


• Any program < Input file

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Read Input from User

• read variable
• Access value: $variable

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File Descriptor

• File handlers
• STDIN: 0
• STDOUT: 1
• STDERR: 2
• Example: ls -l 1> file1 2> file2 and ls -e 1> file1 2> file2

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Now, you can ...

• Use input redirection


• Read input from user
• File descriptors

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Thank you
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