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    How was this not answered by the very first line of the man page "...and write to standard output and files"? The answers are interesting, but broadly talking about how pipes are useful just reinforces how this Q seems too broad, and should perhaps have been closed.
    – Xen2050
    Commented Sep 12, 2018 at 1:17
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    @Xen2050 A question cannot be blamed for a too-broad answer. The question is very specific, as is the current highest rated answer.
    – Jon Bentley
    Commented Sep 14, 2018 at 9:34
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    @JonBentley the question doesn't sound like "a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer" (as the close dialog reads). It does sound like this: "if your question could be answered by an entire book, or has many valid answers (but no way to determine which - if any - are correct), then it is probably too broad for our format." (Source: the Help Center)
    – Xen2050
    Commented Sep 15, 2018 at 8:02
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    @Xen2050 Are we reading the same question? It seems highly specific to me - what is the difference between tee and pipes? It has been adequately answered using two sentences. Far from an entire book. The fact that some answers choose to go off on a tangent has nothing to do with the scope of the question.
    – Jon Bentley
    Commented Sep 15, 2018 at 10:43
  • @JonBentley: Are we reading the same question?  R Moog kind-of sort-of implies a fairly well focused question — what is the difference between tee and I/O redirection?  The fact that it says “shell pipe redirections such as > and >>” is not a point in its favor, and is an argument for closing as unclear.  But it actually asks multiple questions: “What is the purpose of tee?”, “Is tee invented for those that don’t know you can do the same with shell pipe redirections?” and “What hidden features am I not seeing in tee?”.  At least two of those questions are too broad.
    – G-Man Says 'Reinstate Monica'
    Commented Sep 21, 2018 at 2:32