Re^5: Output of a command

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Re^6: Output of a command by parv (Parson) on Jul 30, 2008 at 06:40 UTC
... then frustratingly one invokes `p --help 2>&1 \| q` (in a bourne like shell).	[reply] [d/l]
Re^6: Output of a command by Fletch (Bishop) on Jul 30, 2008 at 15:06 UTC
Which is why you should use a better shell and just use `--help \|& less` instead (and set up abbrevs so you can just type `,le SPC` which expands into `\|& less` for you . . . :). The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^7: Output of a command by gaal (Parson) on Jul 30, 2008 at 18:18 UTC
Actually, what I do for this stuff is set up the following in my .bashrc: `# automatically keep output of commands in a logfile for immediate # subsequent inspection alias ll="$PAGER /tmp/last.log" l () { if [ "x$1" = "x" ] ; then echo "did you mean 'll'?" ; \ else /usr/bin/env " $@" 2>&1 \| tee /tmp/last.log ; fi }` [download] `l !!` and then `ll` is less mental load for me.	[reply] [d/l] [select]