LPI Exam Questions

Which of the following commands pipes stdout and stderr from cmd1 to cmd2?

Which of the following commands pipes stdout and stderr from cmd1 to cmd2?

A.
cmd2 | cmd1

B.
cmd2 2>&1 | cmd1

C.
cmd1 | cmd2

D.
cmd1 2>&1 | cmd2

Explanation:

The cmd1 2>&1 | cmd2 command pipes stdout and stderr from cmd1 to cmd2.
Answer option C is incorrect. The cmd1 | cmd2 command pipes stdout from cmd1 to cmd2.
Answer option B is incorrect. The cmd2 2>&1 | cmd1 command pipes the stdout and stderr from
cmd2 to cmd1.
Answer option A is incorrect. The cmd2 | cmd1 command pipes stdout from cmd2 to cmd1.