Linux 1.Describe how using a pipe differs from using redirection to a temporary

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1.Describe how using a pipe differs from using redirection to a temporary file. Then, using programs P1 and P2, demonstrate how to use redirection to imitate a pipe.   

2.If Bibidi wants to create a link to a file on a friend's computer, what type of link should Bibidi use and why? You don't get any point without an explanation            

3.Babidi wants to locate a file. She knows that the file is between 1 and 3 MB large, and that it is at least 2 directories below her current directory. She remembers that the file starts with a number and that it ends with .txt. What should Babidi type?

4.Give an example of a situation in which using || makes sense.   

Explanation / Answer

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1) Pipe is used to give output of a

command as input to another command.

4. || command in linux is for Logical-OR, it can execute commands or shell functions based on status of the command, means it will execute one condition either first or second.

example:- command1 || command2

Pipe Redirect to temporary file

1) Pipe is used to give output of a

command as input to another command.

It is used to redirect the stdin/stdout/stderr. 2) Pipe is used to pass output to another program. It is used to pass output to a file or stream.

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