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What you're looking for is called process substitution. In Bash and many bash-like shells, you can use <(foo_command --with --arguments) instead of the file path: diff <(ls /home/alice) <...
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BryKKan
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2023-06-12T14:18:44Z (over 1 year ago)
Added name of feature and link to documentation.
- In Bash and many bash-like shells, you can use `<(foo_command --with --arguments)` instead of the file path:
- ```
- diff <(ls /home/alice) <(ls /home/bob)
- ```
- What you're looking for is called [process substitution](https://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/process-sub.html).
- In Bash and many bash-like shells, you can use `<(foo_command --with --arguments)` instead of the file path:
- ```
- diff <(ls /home/alice) <(ls /home/bob)
- ```
#1: Initial revision
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matthewsnyder
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2023-06-12T01:30:55Z (over 1 year ago)
In Bash and many bash-like shells, you can use `<(foo_command --with --arguments)` instead of the file path: ``` diff <(ls /home/alice) <(ls /home/bob) ```